The Corris Railway

The Corris Railway PDF Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1526717557
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 387

Book Description
An extensively illustrated history of this Welsh railway—and the effort to restore it. One of Wales’ oldest narrow gauge railways, the 2ft 3in gauge Corris Railway was built to carry slate from several quarries in the Dulas valley to wharves on the river Dyfi. At first forbidden to use steam locomotives or to carry passengers, it overcame these obstacles and became an essential part of the community that it served. It was also a forerunner in encouraging tourists, offering inclusive tours to nearby Talyllyn, with passengers traveling on the train and on railway-operated road services. Taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1930, the railway was closed by British Railways in 1948, apparently for good. Fortunately, the last two steam locomotives and some rolling stock was saved by the nearby Talyllyn Railway, where it played an essential role in that railway’s preservation. Eventually, the thoughts of enthusiasts turned to reviving the Corris Railway, and, after many twists and turns, the first passengers were carried on a short section in 2002. In this book, historian Peter Johnson has delved into many sources to uncover the intricacies of the railway’s origins, development, operation, and revival.

Railway Times

Railway Times PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 880

Book Description

Bye-gones

Bye-gones PDF Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Wales
Languages : en
Pages : 774

Book Description

Welsh Genealogy

Welsh Genealogy PDF Author: Bruce Durie
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752479172
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307

Book Description
Welsh genealogy is usually included with its English cousin, but there are significant differences between the two, and anyone wishing to trace their Welsh ancestry will encounter peculiarities that are not covered by books on English family history. There is a separate system of archives and repositories for Wales, there are differences in civil registration and censuses, Nonconformist registers are dissimilar to those of other Churches and Welsh surnames and place names are very different to English ones. Welsh Genealogy covers all of this as well as the basic Welsh needed by family historians; estate, maritime, inheritance, education and parish records; peculiarities of law; the Courts of Great Sessions and particular patterns of migration. Written by Dr Bruce Durie, the highly respected genealogist, lecturer and author of the acclaimed Scottish Genealogy, this is the ideal book for local and family historians setting out on a journey to discover their Welsh ancestry.

Chicago

Chicago PDF Author: John Stephen Wright
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chicago (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 460

Book Description

Journal of the Statistical Society of London

Journal of the Statistical Society of London PDF Author: Statistical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 712

Book Description
Published papers whose appeal lies in their subject-matter rather than their technical statistical contents. Medical, social, educational, legal, demographic and governmental issues are of particular concern.

Integrated Futures and Transport Choices

Integrated Futures and Transport Choices PDF Author: Julian Hine
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351769626
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
This title was first published in 2003. The UK transport White Paper "A New Deal for Transport" and new Transport Acts for England, Wales and Scotland have indicated and defined the future direction and policy agenda of national governments. The need for integrated transport raises key policy issues, among which are: the importance of sustainability; and the integration of transport policy with other areas of public policy, such as social exclusion and health. The idea of this direction in policy has implications for the changing nature of work, traveller information, interchange and public transport, freight distribution and the use of new technology. This volume also examines key areas of policy and regulation, which are developing as a result of the White Paper and the new Transport Acts. The volume brings together leading UK academics in the field of transport studies to discuss and reflect on these issues, and the state of transport policy in the UK within this new and developing policy framework.
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