Swindon Steam
Author: L. A. Summers
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-08-15
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 1445616963
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book investigates the facts behind the myths and mysteries of the Swindon Steam.
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Steam Trains Today
Author: Andrew Martin
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2021-04-29
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1782834893
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Steam Australia
Author: Tim Fischer
Publisher: National Library of Australia
Published: 2018-11-01
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 0642279292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 'Steam Australia', Tim Fischer takes readers into the fascinating story of steam transportation over ten vital decades of transformation in Australia's history. The book also covers the great named express trains hauled by steam locomotives over the decades, such as 'Puffing Billy', Robert Gordon Menzies or 'The Ghan'. Special topics feature things such as Albury's 'break of gauge' platform (where two state track systems met), the Amiens branch line (running through Pozieres and Passchendaele stations in Queensland), some important characters such as C.Y. O'Connor and many more. The book is illustrated with over 300 exciting images from the superb National Library John Buckland collection of photography, many never seen before. Steam locomotives continue to operate as a key part of rail heritage tourism in Australia, demonstrating the ongoing legacy of these engines. The great age of steam in Australia and Fischer's salute to steam locomotion and all that it has achieved for this country is fascinating and captivating to both train novices and enthusiasts alike.
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation
Author: Malcolm Clegg
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2020-07-30
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 1526760495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBritish Steam Locomotives Before Preservation, covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain. The book looks at each subject both in its working life and during its subsequent preservation. The pictorial content covers a wide swathe of Britain during the years before the heritage locomotives, were earmarked for preservation.
The Steam Locomotive
Author: Ken Gibbs
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2012-12-15
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 1445624257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKen Gibbs tells the history of the engineering triumph that is a steam locomotive from the 1800s to the 1960s showing how each development changed the course of history.
Classic British Steam Locos
Author: compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-06-11
Total Pages: 570
ISBN-13: 1291079734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKdo you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.
Swindon Works: The Legend
Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2016-05-02
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 0750968869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.
Locomotive, Railway Carriage and Wagon Review
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Published: 1910
Total Pages: 590
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Railway Preservation Revolution
Author: Jonathan Brown
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2017-06-30
Total Pages: 231
ISBN-13: 1473891191
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960's - 70's diesels.Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many more preservation societies who preserved and restored branch lines, country lines and industrial lines for our enjoyment now.Six decades have passed, and we are now beginning to realize what an impressive history the heritage railway movement has. This book traces that history, from the humble beginnings the hopes and ambitions of the pioneers on the different railway projects. There were times of failure and frustration, as some fell by the wayside, but others have made it through times of adversity to become the major heritage businesses of today.
Tramway and Railway World
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Published: 1909
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13:
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