Author: Neil BurgessPublisher:
ISBN: 9781840335521
Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Author: Neil BurgessLost Railways of North and East Yorkshire
Author: Gordon SuggittPublisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781853069185
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Traces the history of the area's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday around the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. Illustrated.
Author: P. G. Mason
Author: Peter Gerald Mason
Author: Martin BairstowThe Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding
Author: Neil BurgessPublisher:
ISBN: 9781840336559
Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
This area of Yorkshire's West Riding was one of the parts of Britain most affected by the Industrial Revolution and its major towns are still synonymous with manufacturing, mining and the textile industry. The area was densely populated so demand for freight and passenger railway services was immense, resulting in many lines. The network has been cut back hugely in the years since the end of steam, but the glory days are recalled in this book which features 135 period photographs.
Author: Kenneth Austin MacMahon
Author: Horace Baker BrowneLost Railways of South and West Yorkshire
Author: Gordon SuggittPublisher: Countryside Books (GB)
ISBN: 9781846740435
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Today's counties of South and West Yorkshire were among the first to witness the birth of the Railway Age. The need to link local mills, mines and quarries with their customers, both at home and overseas, soon led to a high density network. But this golden age was not to last. Competition from electric trams, lorries, buses and cars, plus a duplication of lines, began to take its toll. Lines began to close to passengers as early as 1917 and the decline continued through later decades. Fortunately, some have been preserved by enthusiastic societies and the reopened sections of track flourish, with passenger steam trains at weekends. One such line is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, which has also proved popular with camera crews for films like The Railway Children, and episodes of Poirot and Last of the Summer Wine. Due in 4th October.
