Download or read book Britain s Heritage Railways Discover more than 100 historic lines written by Julian Holland and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to exploring Britain’s last remaining historic lines, Britain’s Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.
Download or read book Steam Trains Today written by Andrew Martin and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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.
Download or read book Britains Heritage Railways written by ANDY. CHARD and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preserved Steam Britain s Heritage Railways Volume One written by Geoff Swaine and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoff Swaine’s superb photography captures the very best of Britain’s preserved steam in action at locations throughout the country.
Download or read book The Railway Preservation Revolution written by Jonathan Brown and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 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.
Download or read book Narrow Gauge Locomotives written by Anthony Coulls and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain’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.
Download or read book Fire and Steam written by Christian Wolmar and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. The rise of the steam train allowed goods and people to circulate around Britain as never before, stimulating the growth of towns and industry, as well many of the facets of modern life, from fish and chips to professional football. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the checkered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.
Download or read book Steam Trains Today written by Andrew Martin and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Railways in the British Landscape written by Robin Coombes and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A breathtaking selection of photographs showcasing railway journeys as a part of the British landscape.
Download or read book Steam Today written by Geoff Swaine and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heritage railway scene across Britain is a thriving network that makes the evocative lost world of steam locomotives accessible to railway enthusiasts and visitors everywhere. Photographer Geoff Swaine has put together a selection of 200 railway photographs across Britain's heritage railways, from the Bluebell Railway to Llangollen, Severn Valley, North York Moors, Didcot, Kent & East Sussex, Great Central Railway, and many more. Also including sections on the war years, the Big Four, the Chief Mechanical Engineers, and the different types and wheel arrangements, this evocative book offers much to enjoy for both casual and serious heritage railway enthusiasts.
Download or read book Preserved Steam Britain s Heritage Railways Volume Two written by Geoff Swaine and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoff Swaine explores Britain's heritage railways further.
Download or read book BRITAIN S HERITAGE RAILWAYS 3RD EDITION written by ANDY. CHARD and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Britain s Railways in Wartime written by Anthony Lambert and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the long and absorbing history of Britain's railways, the most challenging years were those of the two World Wars, when they were needed the most. Transportation of everything that was grown, made, or mined, as well as soldiers, sailors, airmen, and civilians largely fell to the nation's trains. Yet the indispensable role of railways in wartime has been largely overlooked. This book pays tribute to the way railway workers responded to the demand that they do more with less resources, called upon as they were to cope with an extraordinary change in the character and volume of passenger and goods traffic, to endure dangerously long hours, and to overcome the fear of moving in and through war zones. Small wayside stations could be transformed into a frenzy of activity by the arrival of a camp or supply depot on its doorstep, while disruption through bomb damage could turn the shift of the locomotive crew into an indefinite wait for relief. Featuring a gazetteer of the monuments and memorials created to honor fallen railway workers, this book pays tribute to their heroic responses to the demands of war.
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Download or read book Britain s Historic Railway Buildings written by Gordon Biddle and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'As a distinguished railway historian [Gordon Biddle] has brought his prolific knowledge and incomparable experience to bear in offering us a railway compendium through which we can recognise, understand and value the outstanding legacy of this railway that is ours.'Sir Neil Cossons, Chairman of English HeritageWhen we think of railways we think of romance and adventure, we think of pioneers, inventors, long-distance travel, holidays, and partings. Our fascination with railways goes back to Victorian times, when rail travel, a revolutionary concept at the time, caught the imagination of a generation ofdesigners, architects, and builders. The legacy the Victorians left behind is vast and can still be seen today all over England, Scotland, and Wales, in the buildings that they built; the stations, from the city to the country; the railway hotels; the signal boxes; the engine and goods sheds; the bridges, viaducts, and tunnels; and thecrossing-keeper's cottages.Twenty years ago 400 railway buildings were either listed or scheduled, now this number is over 2,000. Some of these buildings are now no longer used by the rail industry, their individual histories in themselves interesting, but the majority are still part of the working railway, both the greats,from St Pancras to the Forth Bridge, and forgotten gems, from Elstob accommodation bridge in County Durham to Knucklas viaduct in Central Wales. With the speed of modern train travel, how often do we take the time to appreciate their rich architectural heritage? Unique especially in its illustrative detail, Britain's Historic Railway Buildings provides a comprehensive record of this legacy, from London and the South East to Northern Scotland. Eleven highly-illustrated regional chapters take a fascinating architectural journey along Britain's vast railwaynetwork stopping at over 2,300 structures and sites along the way. The pictorial archive that supplements the text, much of which has never before been published, offers the reader the chance to view the whole range of these outstanding landmarks. Each regional chapter also begins with a detailedmap of the area and a short introductory essay. Each entry within the chapters outlines designers, opening and (where applicable) closing dates and current usage, listing of scheduling information, Ordinance Survey grid reference, history, construction, significant highlights, and relativeimportance in railway history, including contributions - beneficial and adverse - to local environments. To complement the eleven regional chapters, the Gazetteer offers a wealth of additional material. At the front of the book there is a detailed survey of the evolution of structures such as stations, warehouses, and signal boxes; methods of building bridges, viaducts, and tunnels; the great railwayhotels; forgotten buildings such as engine sheds; railway towns and housing; building materials and where they came from. The statutory listing and scheduling process is also explained. At the back of the book there is a detailed record of lost buildings of importance and interest and also analphabetical collection of mini-biographical sketches of the more important railway engineers and architects. An illustrated glossary of architectural terms, a select bibliography, and an index of people are also included at the back of the book. 'The events of October 2001 when Railtrack was placed in Administration and the subsequent deluge of media coverage has almost stifled any opportunity for good news about railways in the United Kingdom. Yet good news does exist, particularly in relation to railway heritage, including buildings,bridges and other structures.'Jim Cornell, Executive Director, The Railway Heritage Trust, Annual Report, October 2002.
Download or read book Railway Days Out written by Julian Holland and published by AA Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A handy practical guide to more than 340 days out at Britain's heritage railways, museums, narrow gauge lines, and miniature railways. The recent growth of preserved railways, railway museums, and main line steam activity has been phenomenal. Railway Days Out is a practical guide to more than 340 restored railways, museums, and steam events enjoyed by millions of people--an important part of Britain's heritage and tourism industry. The book's handy format and clear layout make it an ideal traveling companion and reference book for the families and railway enthusiasts alike.
Download or read book The Seventies Railway written by Greg Morse and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decade of blue and grey, of red-striped container trains, and curly sandwiches, once derided but now beloved of a generation of train lovers, here encapsulated by Greg Morse in full colour.
