Download or read book The Swindon and Cricklade Railway written by John Stretton and published by Past and Present. This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a collection of archive photographs, this book describes the old M&SWJR route from Andoversford to Marlborough, via Cirencester and Swindon, concentrating on the achievements and developments at Blunsdon as the S&CR strives to expand north and south towards the towns of its title.
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 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 The Midland South Western Junction Railway Through Time written by Steph Gillett and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Midland & South Western Junction Railway changed and developed over time.
Download or read book The 1896 Light Railways Act written by John Hannavy and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story behind a Victorian law with a welcome and unexpected side effect - it allowed today's heritage railways to come into being.
Download or read book Rail Centres Swindon written by Colin Gordon Maggs and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classic British Steam Locos written by compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-06-11 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: do you want to know everything on steam locos, how they work? Read about the technology and lots of steam locos like the flying Scotsman. Compiled from Wikipedia pages and published by dr Googelberg.
Download or read book British railway enthusiasm written by Ian Carter and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, this is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the post-war train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime’s interest. British railway enthusiasm traces this post-war cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm – train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics – and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain’s now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors. The widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this groundbreaking text remains a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history.
Download or read book Of Stone and Steam written by William Silto and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heritage DMUs written by Roger Marks and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his superb photographs Roger Marks explores the disappearing ‘heritage’ DMUs – a new golden age for the railways?
Download or read book The Railway Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preserved Shunters written by Andrew Cole and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rare and previously unpublished images of shunters on Britain's railways - covering classes 01 to 14.
Download or read book BR Blue in the 1970s and 1980s written by Andrew Cole and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at an iconic period in British rail history.
Download or read book British Industrial Steam Locomotives written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first steam locomotives used on any British railway, worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives, was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam.
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives Railways of London and the Northern Home Counties written by Gordon Edgar and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gordon Edgar explores the industrial and minor railways of London and Eastern England.
Download or read book Industrial Locomotives Railways of Eastern England written by Gordon Edgar and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gordon Edgar looks at the industrial locomotives and railways of eastern England.
Download or read book Southern and Isle of Wight Railways written by Brian Reading and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stunning previously unpublished images documenting the end of steam in London, the South and South West.
