Author: Anthony DawsonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445663953
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
A history of the iconic Woodhead Route.
Author: Stephen HeginbothamFifty Years Since the End of Steam
Author: Mark Lee InmanPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445676753
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
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.
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Author: Andrew Walker
Author: On Roads
Author: Joe MoranPublisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847654932
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
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.
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Author: Andrew WalkerMain Line Operations Around Manchester and the MSW Electrification
Author: Robert P PixtonPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 152673592X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
This book illustrates one of the country’s best loved railway companies in the days of steam. Maps, charts, timetables and photographs are used to give the reader a sense of a journey from the compact terminus in Manchester to Godley, the limits of the system, at first opening. The reader is transported back to the original London Road station, using maps, and is walked through the small station to notice the variety of engines, signals and trains that operated there. Gorton, the company’s shed and locomotive works as well as its across the track rivals of Beyer, Peacock, are studied. The railway cross-road at Guide Bridge is given due importance and readers may well ponder on the contrast of ruralness of Ardwick, Fairfield and Fallowfield, then, and now. Connections at the joint stations of Stalybridge and Manchester Central station are explored. The latter is expanded to include Old Trafford shed as well as the links to Trafford Park Estate. Included is a review of the impact of electrification on the system, especially the exchanges taking place where the two systems interact. The numerous Joint Lines in this district (to Oldham, Altrincham, Hayfield and Macclesfield) are looked at in a subsequent volume. Pictures, and extensive captions, have been selected to show the variety of engines used and facets of stations or procedures.
