Download or read book Great British Railways written by Vicki Pipe and published by September Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways. Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: - Ride across dramatic viaducts. - Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. - Stop at Britain's highest station. - Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.
Download or read book British Railways in the 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalized from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.
Download or read book The Railways written by Simon Bradley and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
Download or read book The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland Practically Described and Illustrated written by Francis Whishaw and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain written by A. K. B. Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.
Download or read book The Railways of England written by James Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Characteristics of British Railways written by William James Cunningham and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the English Railway written by John Francis (of the Bank of England.) and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Times History of Britain s Railways written by Julian Holland and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain s iconic railways with bestselling railway author Julian Holland. Discover the fascinating history of our remarkable railway heritage through expert commentary, stunning photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research."
Download or read book The Railways of Britain written by Jack Simmons and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railways of Southern England written by Edwin Course and published by B. T. Batsford Limited. This book was released on 1976 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On The Wrong Line How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain 39 s Railways written by Christian Wolmar and published by Kemsing Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fifty Years of Railway Life in England Scotland and Ireland written by Joseph Tatlow and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1920 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building of Britain s Railways written by Catherine Chambers and published by Raintree. This book was released on 2017-04-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British railway system is the oldest in the world. This fascinating book describes the early days in the British railway industry, from the opening of the first public steam inter-city railway line in 1830 and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, through to the glory days of the Flying Scotsman and the expansion of the national rail networks in the 1940s to form British Railways. With a biography of George Stephenson the Father of the Railways and his son Robert, a timeline and Track Facts, this book is a must for anyone with an interest in trains and train travel.
Download or read book The Railway in England and Wales 1830 1914 The system and its working written by Jack Simmons and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1978 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railways of England written by William Mitchell Acworth and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railways of England written by William Mitchell Acworth and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
