Alfred Raworth S Electric Southern Railway
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Alfred Raworth S Electric Southern Railway
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Author : Peter Steer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2022-05-05
Alfred Raworth S Electric Southern Railway written by Peter Steer and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Southern Railway between 1923 and 1939 was the only British company to carry out a sustained programme of electrification which became known as the Southern Electric. Unlike many recent projects, each incremental step was completed on time and within budget. This successful project was more impressive as it was achieved during a period of economic stagnation (including the ‘great depression’) and despite government disapproval of the method of electrification. The driving force behind this endeavor was the railway’s general manager, Sir Herbert Walker, but at his side was his electrical engineer, Alfred Raworth, the man one journalist described as an ‘electrification genius’. Alfred Raworth’s career began working with his father the eminent consulting engineer and entrepreneur, John Smith Raworth. Following the collapse of his father’s business Alfred joined the railway industry and devised an ambitious and innovative electrification design. This was discarded when the railways of southern England were ‘grouped’ into the Southern Railway after which he took responsibility for the implementation of the electrification schemes. With Walker’s retirement in 1937, those who continued to support steam traction took the policy lead. A marginalised Raworth retired but was later to witness the fruition of many of his discarded ideas.
Railway Gazette
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949
Railway Gazette written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Railroads categories.
Classic British Steam Locos
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Author : compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Classic British Steam Locos written by compiled from Wikipedia entries and published byby DrGoogelberg and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
British Railways Steam 1948 1970
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Author : L. A. Summers
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-12-15
British Railways Steam 1948 1970 written by L. A. Summers and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-15 with Transportation categories.
Railway sleuth Les Summers unravels the politics and policies that led to the abandonment of steam traction under British Railways. In this fascinating account, he examines the twilight of steam in the era that shaped the future of our railways.
Railway Travel In World War Two
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Author : Peter Steer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2024-01-30
Railway Travel In World War Two written by Peter Steer and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-30 with categories.
The popular image of railway travel during the Second World War is that of a sparse service of dirty and grossly overcrowded trains that were forever being delayed. The iconic 'is your journey really necessary' poster campaign is credited with discouraging the public from traveling by train. This book questions these assumptions and examines the mobility requirements of the British public during the war years and aligns these to the level of service provided by the railways. Throughout the war the railways were managed by the Railway Executive Committee (REC) whose members were all senior railway officers. The conflicts between the REC and the government in respect to controlling passenger numbers on the railway system, which was overcrowded with essential additional war related freight traffic, are examined; as are the propaganda campaigns aimed at restricting 'unnecessary' travel. The public's response to the travel restrictions are analyzed to determine how railway passengers' attitudes and reactions corresponded to the publicly accepted mythology. Many British citizens did reduce their railway journeys, but for others who had previously had little need to travel by train, the exigencies of war resulted in them having to make long and often difficult journeys by rail.
The Southern Handbook
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Author : David Wragg
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2017-08-01
The Southern Handbook written by David Wragg and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Transportation categories.
The Southern Railway may not have been the most glamorous of the 'Big Four' companies that emerged from the grouping of 1923, but it was the great innovator. In the 1930s the Southern pioneered the first main-line electrification and created the largest electrified suburban railway network in the world. It was also one of the few to offer regular departures and the first to run true international services, introducing the 'Night Ferry' through-trains from London to Paris using special ferries. Forming part of a series, along with The GWR Handbook, The LMS Handbook and The LNER Handbook, this new edition provides an authoritative and highly detailed reference of information about the Southern Railway.
Modern Transport
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Modern Transport written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Transportation categories.
Adrian Shooter
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Author : Adrian Shooter
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-04-30
Adrian Shooter written by Adrian Shooter and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-30 with Transportation categories.
This book is the tale of a small boy from Surrey who had a fascination with anything on wheels and, also, loved to learn about people and what motivated them. He read a lot about railways and was excited by the innovations of our nineteenth-century predecessors. When the Beeching report came out in 1963, he decided that he wanted to be a part of the new order and help bring back some of that excitement. He describes his upbringing and paints a picture of the 'greyness' of the 1950s and then takes the reader on a voyage of discovery into the world of 1960's engineering before he joined British Railway in 1970.The view from the inside presents readers with a whole new picture of what was really going on within British Rail at various levels. Much that is reported has never before been published and the reasons for many decisions on previously opaque matters are explained.The author was cautioned by his school careers master to be wary of saying what he really thought. It seems that this piece of advice has not been heeded.
Electric Railways
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Author : Michael C. Duffy
language : en
Publisher: IET
Release Date : 2003-02-11
Electric Railways written by Michael C. Duffy and has been published by IET this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-11 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Electric Railways 1880-1990 explores the history of the integration of both electric and diesel-electric railway systems and identifies the crucial role that diesel-electric traction played in the development of wireless electrification. The evolution of electrical technology and the modern railway produced innovations in engineering that were integral to the development of traction, power and signalling systems. This book presents a thorough survey of electric railway development from the earliest days pf the London Underground to modern electrified main line trains. The distinction between 'enforced electrification' and 'economic electrification' is also discussed and the pioneering role of J.J. Heilmann assessed.
The Railway Gazette
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958-07
The Railway Gazette written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958-07 with Railroads categories.