LITTLE GIANTS
Author: CHRIS. JONES
Publisher:
Published: 2018
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781911038436
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Narrow Gauge Locomotives
Author: Anthony Coulls
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-04-15
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 1445675579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBritain’s narrow gauge railways are host to some of the oldest, most charming, varied and extraordinary locomotives to be found anywhere. This book is a fascinating survey of these appealing engines.
Festiniog Railway: The Spooner Era and After, 1830–1920
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2017-04-30
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1473869889
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFestiniog Railway 1836–2014 describes the history of the worlds first steam-operated narrow gauge railway to carry passengers. It covers the history of the railway from its beginnings as a horse-worked tramroad in 1836, through its technical developments with the introduction of steam locomotives, Fairlie articulated locomotives and bogie carriages through its twentieth-century decline, to closure in 1946, and then to the preservation era and its development as a major twenty-first-century tourist attraction.Built to serve the extensive slate industry in the Ffestiniog area of North Wales by carrying slate from the quarries to the port at Porthmadog, from 1865 the railway also operated a passenger service to serve the local community, which also attracted tourists. Closed in 1946 the railway was revived in stages from 1955, when a prolonged compensation claim was mounted against a major state-owned company for land taken to build a power station. Volunteers from all over the world came together to restore and operate this important piece of world industrial heritage, including the construction of the 2 mile deviation needed to bypass the power station. Services were resumed between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1982.The Festiniog Railway runs through some of the most beautiful countryside in North Wales, with spectacular views of mountains and lakes. The railway also has a very impressive collection of modern and historic motive power and rolling stock. It is one of the most successful tourist attractions in Wales and is one of the most important industrial history sites in the world.
Death in the Last Carriage
Author: Joseph Harding
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10-08
Total Pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9781686783210
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDI Byron Unsworth's working holiday on a heritage railway in Wales is rudely interrupted by the discovery of a corpse on the train he was responsible for. It shouldn't be his problem except that the North Wales Police Force is stretched to breaking point with widespread civil unrest. It is a clear case of suicide - would he wrap up the case for them? No one, least of all Detective Inspector Unsworth, could have foreseen the potentially catastrophic outcome that the death in the last carriage would produce. A pacey detective thriller which gives centre stage to the most enduring and authentic player - the vibrant Ffestiniog Railway.
The Ffestiniog Railway
Author: Allan G. W. Garraway
Publisher:
Published: 1955
Total Pages: 3
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRailways in the British Landscape
Author: Robin Coombes
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-08-15
Total Pages: 131
ISBN-13: 144568232X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA breathtaking selection of photographs showcasing railway journeys as a part of the British landscape.
Festiniog Railway: From Slate Railway to Heritage Operation, 1921–2014
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2017-10-30
Total Pages: 509
ISBN-13: 1473896274
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOpened in 1836 as a horse tramway using gravity to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, by the 1920s the Festiniog Railway had left its years of technical innovation and high profits long behind. After the First World War, the railways path led inexorably to closure, to passengers in 1939 and goods in 1946.After years of abandonment, visionary enthusiasts found a way to take control of the railway and starting its restoration in 1955. Not only did they have to fight the undergrowth, they also had to fight a state-owned utility which had appropriated a part of the route. All problems were eventually overcome and a 2 mile deviation saw services restored to Blaenau Ffestiniog in 1982.Along the way, the railway found its old entrepreneurial magic, building new steam locomotives and carriages, and rebuilding the Welsh highland Railway, to become a leading 21st century tourist attraction.Historian Peter Johnson, well known for his books on Welsh railways, has delved into the archives and previously untapped sources to produce this new history, a must-read for enthusiasts and visitors alike.The Festiniog Railways pre–1921 history is covered in Peter Johnsons book, Festiniog Railway the Spooner era and after 1830–1920, also published by Pen & Sword Transport.
Small Island by Little Train
Author: Chris Arnot
Publisher: AA Publishing
Published: 2018-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780749579265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom stalwart little locomotives of topographic necessity, to the maverick engines of one man's whimsy, Britain's narrow-gauge steam trains run on tracks a world apart from its regimented mainlines. In Small Island by Little Train, eccentricity enthusiast Chris Arnot sets out to discover their stories. Stories include miniature railway on the Kent coast, used for Home Guard military trains during World War II, and now the school commute for dozens of local school children. The UK's only Alpine-style rack-and-pinion railway, scaling one of Britain's highest mountains. The five different gauges of railway circling one man's landscaped garden, and the team building their own trains to run on it. Far more than mere relics of the nation's industrial past, or battered veterans of wartime Britain, these are also stories of epic feats of preservation, volunteerism, tourism, and local history. They are an exploration of idiosyncrasy, enthusiasm and eccentricity. Or, to put it another way, a tale of Britishness.
Rebuilding the Welsh Highland Railway
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2018-08-30
Total Pages: 573
ISBN-13: 1473869919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTHE REVIVAL AND RESTORATION of the Welsh Highland Railway is one of the greatest heritage railway achievements of the 21st Century, yet its success followed more than one hundred years of failure.Supported by public loans, its first incarnation combined the moribund North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways, some of the abandoned works of the Portmadoc, Beddgelert & South Snowdon Railway and part of the horse-worked Croesor Tramway. Opened in 1923, it was closed in 1937 and the track was lifted in 1941.Serious talk of revival started in the 1960s but restoration did not start until 1997, with the neighbouring Ffestiniog Railway at the helm, supported by generous donors and benefactors, the Millennium Commission, the Welsh Government and teams of enthusiastic volunteers.Author Peter Johnson steers a course through the railways complicated pre-history before describing the events, including a court hearing, three public inquiries and a great deal of controversy, leading to the start of services between Caernarfon and Porthmadog in 2011. A postscript describes post-completion developments.
The Snowdon Mountain Railway
Author: Peter Johnson
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2021-12-30
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 1526776103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Snowdon Mountain Railway is one of the great narrow gauge railways of North Wales, with thousands of visitors travelling to the summit of Mount Snowdon along the line each year. This book covers the history of this historic and interesting line from its beginnings in the 1890s through to the present day. The author Peter Johnson has been writing about narrow gauge railways for many years and has a deep knowledge of the lines in North and Mid Wales. The Snowdon Mountain Railway is an important part of the tourist industry in North Wales and plays a vital part in providing transport in this popular and much visited area. This volume looks at the narrow gauge railway's history and development, taking in the present and future development of this fascinating line's operation.
