Author: Philip HortonPublisher: Silver Link
ISBN: 9781857944341
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
British Railway Enthusiasm
Author: Ian CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar train-spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways. For many in this cohort, train spotting ignited a lifetime's interest. British Railway Enthusiasm traces this postwar cohort and those who followed, as they moved through the life cycle. As the years turned these people invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm--train spotting, railway modeling, collecting railway relics--and then, in response to widespread grief at main line steam traction's death, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors.
Author: Book of British Railways Station Totems
Author: Dave BrennandPublisher:
ISBN: 9780750929974
Category : Railway heraldry and livery
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
It has come as no surprise that in recent years the humble 'totem' station sign has become so collectible for people from all walks of life. Designed by BR in 1948, they carried the six regional colours for a few decades. They may have disappeared from our stations but not from our memories. This lavishly illustrated book contains over 1,380 images of totems, stations and related railwayana from all over Great Britain. Its aim is to enlighten both the serious collector and casual observer alike. Comprehensive tables show which stations were fitted with totems and their survival where known. The early history of collecting is documented for the first time and the authors also look at the collecting scene today. It is hoped that this new work will rekindle memories to transport the reader back to places of a misspent youth. This is the only book to chart the history of British Railways station signs. Three years' research has allowed the authors to fill a space in the enthusiasts' library, with a lavishly illustrated and comprehensive guide to the subject.
Author: Caradoc (of Llancarvan)
Author: Brian HandleyInvestigating Language Attitudes
Author: Peter GarrettPublisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1783162074
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This is a systematic and critical appraisal of the variety of ways in which people's attitudes to language have been researched internationally over recent decades. The authors explain this complex field through clear reviews and commentary on previous work, while also offering a demonstration of language attitude research in one specific and important context, the English language in Wales. In addition to discussing different ways of expressing attitudes, from teenagers' and teachers' attitudes to regional and subcultural variation in attitudes, the book also considers issues such as degrees of authentic Welshness, the impact of rapid social change in Wales.
Railways of the Peak District
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781902827094
Category : Rail-trails
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The third volume in a highly praised pictorial series, Backtrack Byways, looking at Britain's branch lines and secondary routes on a regional basis. As with Atlantic's monthly magazine Backtrack, the photographic coverage extends from early times to the present day and includes some evocative historical colour images. The book is devised to appeal to visitors to the Peak District National Park as well as to railway enthusiasts. It includes the spectacular route through Monsal Dale, greatly detested by John Ruskin, as well as the weird and wonderful Cromford & High Peak line soaring to well over the 1,200ft contour. Other titles in the series include Railways of the Yorkshire Dales and Railways of the North York Moors.
Author: UnescoThe Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers
Author: NA NAPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 134913581X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
This is the official publication for members and member firms of the Incorporated Society of Valuers and Auctioneers (ISVA). The Directory contains the names and addresses of every member, and a complete list of practising firms and commercial concerns with member partners. Each firm entry lists the partners, telecommunications information, their specialisations and a general description of work carried out and history of the firm. There are 3500 firms listed worldwide.
