Download or read book Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Re opening written by Somerset and Dorset Railway Restoration Trust and Society and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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 Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway written by Somerset and Dorset Railway Restoration Trust and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Beeching 50 Years On written by Anthony Poulton-Smith and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and Beeching's name was muddied, but in hindsight the report probably did more than any other single factor to preserve the nation's railway heritage. Without the Beeching cuts, much of the locomotives, stock, tracks, signals and signs would have crumbled, been forgotten or rotted. However, the gentle railway gradients lend themselves perfectly to walkways and cycle paths; buildings have been refurbished; memorabilia now commands prices at auction which would astonish those who painted the metal. And of course, the heritage lines continue to draw many thousands of visitors each year. After the initial shock of the cuts, this fresh appraisal considers these benefits and more, which may not have come about without the Beeching Report.

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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 A History of the Southern Railway written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-06-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of one of the most iconic railway companies of the great age of steam.

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Download or read book Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies written by Christopher Awdry and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the success of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825 and the grouping of the railways 100 years later, the railway map of Britain grew into a complex network of some 200 independent railway companies which are detailed in this book together with family trees.

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:

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