Railways of Ayrshire

Author: Gordon Thomson
Publisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785001485
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, rendered the area wide open to the 'railway mania' that swept Britain in the mid to late 1800s. The proximity of the county north to Glasgow and south to Carlisle (and thence south) made it an attractive proposition for early railway developers. Gordon Thomson explores the history and development of the railway routes in Ayrshire; how the coming of the railways changed the face of the area and supported the growth of industry. It looks at how services evolved through the eras of LMS, nationalization and privatization, and the preservation and heritage scene in Ayrshire. Superbly illustrated with 273 colour and black & white photographs.

Ayrshire's Forgotten Railways

Author: Alasdair Wham
Publisher: John Donald
ISBN: 9780853617297
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways

Author: Gordon Stansfield
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781840330779
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Fascinating statistics on the now closed lines and demolished stations from these two counties, accompanied by 52 old photographs showing many of the locations in their prime. The original Wemyss Bay station, forerunner to the extravagant mock-Tudor structure that exists today, a railbus at Crosshouse, and the sorry spectacle of Kilwinning East station during demolition are some of the many subjects.

Britain's Lost Railways

Author: John Minnis
Publisher: Aurum
ISBN: 1781317739
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
The beautifully restored St Pancras Station is a magisterial example of Britain’s finest Victorian architecture. Like the viaducts at Belah and Crumlin, cathedral-like stations such as Nottingham Victoria and spectacular railway hotels like Glasgow St Enoch's, it stands proud as testament to Britain's architectural heritage. In this stunning book, John Minnis reveals Britain's finest railway architecture. From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain’s Lost Railways offers a sweeping celebration of our railway heritage. The selection of images and the removable facsimile memorabilia, including tickets, posters, timetables and maps, allows the reader to step into that past, serving as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.

The Lost Lines of Britain

Author: Julian Holland
Publisher: AA Publishing
ISBN: 9780749566302
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
A nostalgic trip along Britain's lost railways. Retracing Britain's lost railway history, this comprehensive book explores many of Britain's more popular routes that have now been converted to footpaths and cycleways.

The Railway Navvies

Author: Terry Coleman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1784082317
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 326

Book Description
This is the definitive story of the men who built the railways – the unknown Victorian labourers who blasted, tunnelled, drank and brawled their way across nineteenth-century England. Preached at and plundered, sworn at and swindled, this anarchic elite endured perils and disasters, and carved out of the English countryside an industrial-age architecture unparalleled in grandeur and audacity since the building of the cathedrals.

Old Ayrshire Days

Author: William Robertson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ayrshire (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 456

Book Description

The Unremembered Places

Author: Patrick Baker
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788852664
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Shortlisted for the The Great Outdoors Awards – Outdoor Book of the Year 2020 Shortlisted for the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2020 There are strange relics hidden across Scotland's landscape: forgotten places that are touchstones to incredible stories and past lives which still resonate today. Yet why are so many of these 'wild histories' unnoticed and overlooked? And what can they tell us about our own modern identity? From the high mountain passes of an ancient droving route to a desolate moorland graveyard, from uninhabited post-industrial islands and Clearance villages to caves explored by early climbers and the mysterious strongholds of Christian missionaries, Patrick Baker makes a series of journeys on foot and by paddle. Along the way, he encounters Neolithic settlements, bizarre World War Two structures, evidence of illicit whisky production, sacred wells and Viking burial grounds. Combining a rich fusion of travelogue and historical narrative, he threads themes of geology, natural and social history, literature, and industry from the places he visits, discovering connections between people and place more powerful than can be imagined.

The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding

Author: Neil Burgess
Publisher:
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.

Newton Mearns Through Time

Author: Graeme Smith
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445636557
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Newton Mearns has changed and developed over the last century.