A History of the Butlin's Railways
Author: Peter Scott
Publisher: Peter Scott
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1902368096
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Author: Peter Scott
Publisher: Peter Scott
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 1902368096
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bob Pixton
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2024-04-30
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1399088319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen King George V ascended to the throne in 1910, world trade was increasing and at home the countrys private enterprise railways were booming with larger trains and more freight being carried than ever before. Over the next fifty years the country had experienced not one, but two world wars. Railways had been forcefully reorganized, not once but twice, eventually becoming state owned. With the Government now in control of the railways finances, reformation was on the horizon in the medicine of Dr. Beeching. This volume sets out to chart the passage of the railways during these turbulent times. Contrary to popular belief, life on the railways during these times was not all doom and gloom but times of innovation, competition, new buildings, new lines and the spread of electrification. This was the era of faster, larger, non-stop expresses, streamlined trains: we even showcased our best trains abroad, not once but twice! More and more people were taking holidays by trains and holiday camps emerged. Challenging the position of steam engines were new diesel locomotives. The Festival of Britain (1951) and the Coronation of Elizabeth (1953) saw the country emerge from the devastation and crippling debt after World War 2. On the horizon were devastating rivals that wounded the previously unassailable position of steam trains: motor lorries and family cars. With looming unsustainable finances, the Government solicited external help to help sort out matters.
Author: Derek Tait
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2012-06-15
Total Pages: 189
ISBN-13: 1445611376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Butlins has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: John Wilfrid Hinde
Publisher:
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOur True Intent Is All For Your Delight features the vintage color photographs of the John Hinde postcard company, originally made in the 1970s for sale as postcards and published here in book form for the first time. Butlin's was a network of Holiday Camps that revolutionized the British holiday in the years following World War II and, by the 1970s, was attracting a million people each year. The John Hinde team of photographers documented Butlin's glamorous and kitsch bars and ballrooms with technical brilliance and with the participation of large casts of holidaymakers. Precursors to the art photography of Andreas Gursky and Jeff Wall, these images are simultaneously heart-warming and hilarious, with dazzling design and color. They are a unique social-historical record of Britain in the early 1970s, described by Martin Parr in his introduction as "some of the strongest images of Britain of the period." Martin Parr is a leading figure in British and European photography and a jackdaw collector of images and -postcards. Born in Epsom, Surrey, in 1952, he spent two summer breaks from college working as a "walkie" photographer at Butlin's, snapping holidaymakers for their family albums. His encounter at Butlin's with John Hinde's postcards helped determine his own style, and he came to fame in 1986 with color-saturated scenes of working-class British holidaymakers, The Last Resort. Author of over 30 photography books, his retrospective was shown at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, in 2002. He is a member of Magnum Photos, and his work has been collected by museums throughout the world, including the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Philadelphia Museum and the Museums of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco.
Author: Christopher Valkoinen
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11-03
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780500021675
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExquisite drawings of locomotives, carriages, and stations offering unparalleled insight into the design and operation of the British railway system.
Author: Eric S. Tonks
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Published: 1959
Total Pages: 390
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David St. John Thomas
Publisher:
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Peter Scott
Publisher: Peter Scott
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1902368207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martyn Pring
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2019-10-30
Total Pages: 542
ISBN-13: 1526713268
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Reads like an extravagant time travel through Britain’s opulence era where train travel was just as stylish and fanciful as the elite class themselves.” —Manhattan with a Twist Martyn Pring has carried out considerable research tracing the evolution of British luxury train travel weaving railway, social and travel history threads around a number of Britain’s mainline routes traditionally associated with glamorous trains. Drawing on contemporary coverage, he chronicles the luxury products and services shaped by railway companies and hospitality businesses for Britain’s burgeoning upper and middle classes and wealthy overseas visitors, particularly Americans, who demanded more civilized and comfortable rail travel. By Edwardian times, a pleasure-palace industry emerged as entrepreneurs, hotel proprietors, local authorities and railway companies all collaborated developing upscale destinations, building civic amenities, creating sightseeing and leisure pursuits and in place-making initiatives to attract prosperous patrons. Luxury named trains delivered sophisticated and fashionable settings encouraging a golden age of civilized business and leisure travel. Harkening back to the inter-war years, modern luxury train operators now redefine and capture the allure and excitement of dining and train travel experiences. “Martyn’s extraordinarily beautiful book is more than a collection of classic railway posters—it describes a way of life that’s now lost in the mists of the twentieth century . . . As a piece of social history, this book is faultless, and a precious reminder of luxury and class distinction . . . [a] fabulous book. Exceptional.” —Books Monthly “A comprehensive account of luxury ‘hotel trains,’ dining trains and the presentations of heritage railways brings the story to its unexpected conclusion . . . this is a lively take on a neglected topic.” —BackTrack