Tracing Lost Railways
Tracing Lost Railways

Author: Trevor Yorke

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-03-19

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1784423696

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The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.

Lost Railways of Derbyshire
Lost Railways of Derbyshire

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott

Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781846740428

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Traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the Great Central Railway and Ashover Light Railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. This book describes the reasons for their construction and for their subsequent closure. It also includes illustrations.

Abandoned Derbyshire
Abandoned Derbyshire

Author: Nathan Fearn

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2024-04-15

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1398112208

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A fascinating exploration of the abandoned places and buildings within Derbyshire which have been left behind by history.

The Railways
The Railways

Author: Simon Bradley

Publisher: Profile Books

Published: 2015-09-24

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 1847653529

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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.

The Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway

Author: Chris Booth

Publisher: Lancashire Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 'the Dukeries Route'

Published: 2017-07-19

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781781556283

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In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Warrington to a new dock near the small east coast village of Sutton-on-Sea. Grandly titled The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway, history was to show that this line would reach neither Warrington nor Sutton-on-Sea with only the Chesterfield to Pyewipe Junction section and a branch to Sheffield ever being completed. Taken over by the G.C.R. in 1907, the route was primarily a coal-carrying railway, although it did have a passenger service that lasted until 1955. Discover the former LD&ECR, the self-styled 'Dukeries Route' and its branches, through the lenses of photographers from over 100 years. From the main line between Chesterfield and Lincoln, the Beighton Branch, the Sheffield District Railway and the Mansfield Railway, to the motive power depots at Chesterfield, Tuxford and Langwith Junction. This is a photographic journey bringing you the story of the railway from the early days to its final days, including the last coal train to use the route.

Lost Railways of Northumberland
Lost Railways of Northumberland

Author: Robert Kinghorn

Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)

Published: 2006-11-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781853069895

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This illustrated book traces the history of the country's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century. their heyday at the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.

Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire
Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott

Publisher: Countryside Books (GB)

Published: 2004-10-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781853068843

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Traces the history of the county's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday at the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.