Download or read book Locomotives of the Somerset Dorset Joint Railway written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.

Download or read book Locomotives of the Taff Vale Railway written by M. C. V. Allchin and published by . This book was released on 1943* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway written by Tim Hillier-Graves and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.

Download or read book The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives Of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and the Irish Narrow Gauge Railway written by M. C. V. Allchin and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and the Irish Narrow Gauge Railways Etc written by M. C. V. Allchin and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway and the Irish Narrow Gauge Railways illustrated written by Mervyn Cyril Vyvyan Allchin and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Somerset Dorset Railway written by D. S. M. Barrie and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Locomotives of the Great Western and Somerset and Dorset Joint Railways written by R. S. McNaught and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Somerset Dorset Railway written by Robin Atthill and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Somerset Dorset Joint Railway written by Stephen Austin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Somerset Dorset Railway written by Robin Atthill and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Somerset and Dorset Railway Locomotives written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Golden Age of Steam written by Roy S. McNaught and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Farewell to the Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway written by Stephenson locomotive society midland area and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Somerset Dorset Railway Through Time written by Steph Gillett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.

Download or read book Great Western Saint Class Locomotives written by Laurence Waters and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Churchwards 2 cylinder Saint Class 4-6-0s were arguably one of the most important locomotive developments of the twentieth century. The seventy-seven members of the class were so successful that most of the other railway companies in this country used the same 2 cylinder 4-6-0 formula in the design of their own mixed traffic locomotives. Over the years the Saints saw a number of modifications, with many of the class passing into BR ownership. The last member of the class, no. 2920 Saint Martin, was withdrawn from service in 1953 and was sadly not preserved. However, the Great Western Society are now constructing a replica Saint at Didcot Railway Centre. Numbered 2999 it will be named Lady of Legend.In this book author Laurence Waters charts the remarkable history of the class from the construction of the prototype Saint at Swindon in 1902, right through to the final withdrawals in 1953. Using many previously unpublished black and white photographs, accompanied by informative captions, each member of the class is illustrated. This book should appeal to those interested in the history of Great Western Locomotive development as well as modellers of the Great Western and Western Region.