The Fifties Railway

The Fifties Railway PDF Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445679205
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description
The decade of crimson and cream coaches and black and red locomotives, the 1950s was a decade of renewal and optimism on Britain’s rails, here encapsulated by Greg Morse in full colour.

Britain's Railways in Colour

Britain's Railways in Colour PDF Author: Colin G. Maggs MBE
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN: 9781844256501
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book, covering the final years of steam on Britain’s railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 color photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have remained carefully preserved away from daylight since the day they were taken, so the original vividness of color remains – a rare quality. This book will delight today’s railway enthusiasts who are looking for new material.

China

China PDF Author: Gordon Edgar
Publisher: Artist's and Photographers' Press
ISBN: 9781904332800
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
China was the last country in the world to build steam locomotives. The final main line engines emerged from Datong workshops in December 1988 and production of steam locomotives for industrial use continued until 1999. The final few steam locomotives were withdrawn from service in 2003, making China the last country to use steam on its main lines. Total eradication of China's steam programme is set to coincide with the Olympic games in 2008. When this happens, it will be the end of the last mecca for fans of real steam. This is a photo essay detailing the end of this era.

Wallace W. Abbey

Wallace W. Abbey PDF Author: Scott Lothes
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253032253
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 219

Book Description
From the late 1940s onward, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday transportation moments into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, Wallace W. Abbey is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.

Steam in the 1950s

Steam in the 1950s PDF Author: Brian J. Dickson
Publisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750993708
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A stunning new collection of railway photographs showcasing 1950s steam

British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s

British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s PDF Author: Greg Morse
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0747812624
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 106

Book Description
As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport. After attempting to maintain pre-war networks and technology in the 1950s, a reversal of policy in the 1960s brought line closures, new liveries and the last breath of steam, as Dr Beeching and his successors strove to break even and build a new business from the old. From Britannia to the 'Blue Pullman', Evening Star to Inter-City, Greg Morse takes us through this turbulent twenty-year period, which started with drab prospects and ended with BR poised to launch the fastest diesel-powered train in the world.

The Railways

The Railways PDF Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847653529
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 607

Book Description
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
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