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Author: Steph Gillett
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-08-15
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 1445663376
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Midland & South Western Junction Railway changed and developed over time.
Author: active 1825 James Drake
Publisher: Good Press
Published: 2019-12-04
Total Pages: 138
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKJames Drake's 'Drake's Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester' is a comprehensive guide to the newest mode of transportation in the early 19th century. The book not only provides practical information for travelers, such as distances and landmarks along the railway route, but also includes detailed descriptions of the towns and cities connected by the railway. Drake's writing style is straightforward and informative, catering to the practical needs of travelers. This book is a valuable resource for understanding the impact of the railway on society and commerce during the Industrial Revolution. Drake's detailed observations and meticulous descriptions offer a glimpse into the rapidly changing landscape of Britain in the 19th century. Historians and enthusiasts of railway history will find this book an essential addition to their collection. James Drake's expertise as a cartographer and travel writer is evident in this meticulously researched and well-presented guide, making it a must-read for those interested in the history of transportation and urban development.
Author: Colin Boocock
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2022-07-28
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1526780917
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe South Western main line is one of the most important railways in the south of England. Colin Boocock spent a significant part of his life living on and researching the history of this centre of railway operations in the South and South West of England. This book looks at the network over the last seventy years, from Nationalisation through to the present day. The system provides a vital link between the South and South West of Britain and London, operating a mixture of commuter services and important main line passenger trains. Throughout the seventy years covered in this book, the South Western network also had significant flows of heavy freight between the capital and Southampton Docks and the West Country. Today there are still frequent, well-loaded container trains from Southampton to the Midlands and the North via Basingstoke and Reading. This volume also covers the transitions from steam traction to diesel and electric in stages from the 1950s through to the late 1980s
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2015-11-15
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1445641348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Marlborough & Around has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: Thomas Blakemore Sands
Publisher:
Published: 1959
Total Pages: 68
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Viner
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2013-06-15
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 1445635518
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Thames & Severn Canal has changed and developed over the last century.
Author: David Viner
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2009-10-15
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1445624877
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating history of Cirencester illustrated through old and modern pictures.
Author: Great Britain. Parliament
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Published: 1899
Total Pages: 1020
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: David Wragg
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 0750985429
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided most services in Wales, and it was the main line to Cardiff, Bristol, Cornwall and Birmingham. This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR. Forming part of a series, along with The LMS Handbook, The LNER Handbook and The Southern Railway Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the GWR.
