Dorset in the Age of Steam
Dorset in the Age of Steam

Author: Peter Stanier

Publisher: Halsgrove

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13:

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This copiously illustrated book examines Dorset in the age of steam and many other aspects of Dorset's history in the industrial period, while the archaeology illustrates how the physical remains of industry are a fascinating legacy of Dorset's past, whether in town or country.

Dorset
Dorset

Author: Dorset County Library

Publisher:

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 206

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Dorset Railways
Dorset Railways

Author: Ted Gosling

Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9780750920018

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During the great age of steam, most railways in Dorset were operated by the Southern Railway and the Great Western Railway. These Dorset railway companies and daily life on the branch lines during this era and beyond are recorded in this text amid many captioned photographs. Bygone railway stations are affectionately recalled, together with open cattle trucks and luxurious Pullman coaches that served our great-grandfathers' generation.

A Celebration of Great Dorset Steam
A Celebration of Great Dorset Steam

Author: Paul Appleton

Publisher:

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9780711031951

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Just as music fans descend on Glastonbury, and gardening devotees flock to the Chelsea Flower Show, so steam engine buffs congregate at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. This book examines the history of the event, which is now in its 38th year.