Author: Stephen Heginbotham Publisher: ISBN: 9781445690421 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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Featuring previously unpublished images of this famous route. The true story behind this iconic part of the British landscape is told.
Author: Stephen Heginbotham Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445690357 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 202
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Stunning previously unpublished photographs of steam in the area. Offers a richly rewarding and nostalgic tribute to the final years of steam.
Author: Mark Lee Inman Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445676753 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 96
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Mark Lee Inman examines the rapid progress made on Britain's railways over the last fifty years, from the end of steam right up to Crossrail, Class 88s and beyond.
Author: Joe Moran Publisher: Profile Books ISBN: 1847654932 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 320
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In this history of roads and what they have meant to the people who have driven them, one of Britain's favourite cultural historians reveals how a relatively simple road system turned into a maze-like pattern of roundabouts, flyovers, and spaghetti junctions. Using a unique blend of travel writing, anthropology, history and social observation, he explores how Britain's roads have their roots in unexpected places, from Napoleon's role in the numbering system to the surprising origin of sat-nav. Full of quirky nuggets of history, such as the day trips organised to see the construction of the M1 and the 2.5m Mills and Boons used to build the M6 Toll Road, On Roads also celebrates innovators whose work we take for granted, such as the designers of the road sign system. On subjects ranging from speed limits to driving on the left, and the 'non-places where we stop to the unwritten laws of traffic jams, these hidden stories have never been told together, until now.
Author: Paul D. Shannon Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 152673480X Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 305
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With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period. Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the 20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of specialized terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating our railway signaling has continued apace, even though some semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century. “This book looks at all the various changes that have taken place in Britain’s railways since 1970 . . . . Such things as freight, stations closing and opening, or re-opening, locomotive depots and signaling are all covered in detail. What makes this book so good is the number of photographs supplied by the author ranging from back in the 1970s to the present. This is a book worth having if you are interested in the infrastructure of Britain's railways. Beautifully illustrated.” —Branch Line Britain “An interesting and recommended work.” —West Somerset Railway Association
Author: John Evans Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited ISBN: 1445682680 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 150
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A wonderfully evocative selection of unpublished images as John Evans explores this fascinating period of change in Britain's railway history.