Britains Railways Through The Seasons
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Britain S Railways Through The Seasons
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Author : David Goodyear
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Britain S Railways Through The Seasons written by David Goodyear 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 2023-01-31 with Transportation categories.
The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The railway scene reflects such in its own special character - cold winter air enhances the bountiful steam escaping from the hissing steam locomotive impatiently awaiting its departure, while autumn enchants with trees that exude a variety of hues which embellish any image of even the most mundane suburban train. Springtime blossom and wild flowers bestow railway cuttings with a bounty of generous bright colors while coastal railways often look most inviting on warm sunny days as they pass alongside azure seas and golden beaches. The seasons each add their own dimension for the photographer to encapsulate, and railways passing through the ever-changing landscape provide their own tribute to this inspirational tapestry. As readers travel through each season, so they are invited to share this awe and constant source of inspiration from nature's kaleidoscope of color. Photographs are provided with captions and reflective commentary to enlighten the knowledgeable rail enthusiast alongside those who equally enjoy such a portrait of landscape and scenery through the seasons. The range of photographs ranges from the mid -1980's to the present with the majority from the last two decades.
Britain S Railways Through The Seasons
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Author : David Goodyear
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Britain S Railways Through The Seasons written by David Goodyear 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 2023-01-31 with Transportation categories.
The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The railway scene reflects such in its own special character - cold winter air enhances the bountiful steam escaping from the hissing steam locomotive impatiently awaiting its departure, while autumn enchants with trees that exude a variety of hues which embellish any image of even the most mundane suburban train. Springtime blossom and wild flowers bestow railway cuttings with a bounty of generous bright colors while coastal railways often look most inviting on warm sunny days as they pass alongside azure seas and golden beaches. The seasons each add their own dimension for the photographer to encapsulate, and railways passing through the ever-changing landscape provide their own tribute to this inspirational tapestry. As readers travel through each season, so they are invited to share this awe and constant source of inspiration from nature's kaleidoscope of color. Photographs are provided with captions and reflective commentary to enlighten the knowledgeable rail enthusiast alongside those who equally enjoy such a portrait of landscape and scenery through the seasons. The range of photographs ranges from the mid -1980's to the present with the majority from the last two decades.
Railway Season
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Author : David St John Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
Release Date : 2014-01-16
Railway Season written by David St John Thomas and has been published by Frances Lincoln this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-16 with Transportation categories.
Celebrate the days when trains were trains, individual expresses had their own character, serving their passengers in style in restaurant car, and connecting services ran over picturesque branch lines that were a very part of the countryside they served. Railway Season by David St John Thomas whose Country Railway sold an astonishing 170,000 copies, captures all our railway yesterdays with panache. This is indeed a railway book like no other, a portfolio of word portraits by an enthusiast who knows his subject intimately and is never at a loss for a telling example. From his imaginary but life-like 'Day in the life of a country terminus' to the ground-breaking stuff of the natural history of railways, and from the colourful history of excursions to a poignant reminder of what traffic used to be like on peak Summer Saturdays, an evocation of watching trains and a reminder of Christmases past, the book rolls irresistibly along ... and that only mentions a fraction of the chapters. Though this is not specifically a book about the country side inevitably it looms large since even intercity trains run through it ... as demonstrated in the chapter 'A country journey like no other', which also emphasizes the author's West Country background. But whatever your interest in railways and wherever your favourite part of the countryside, there is much here for you. The chapter on railways for pleasure perhaps sums it all up.
Greatest British Railway Journeys
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Author : Michael Portillo
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-10-15
Greatest British Railway Journeys written by Michael Portillo and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-15 with Transportation categories.
It is now over a decade since the much-loved Great British Railway Journeys series set off on its incredible run discovering the cultural, social and engineering landscape of the United Kingdom through the prism of George Bradshaw's Handbook to rail travel. Veteran politician and ex cabinet minister Michael Portillo has since presented eleven seasons of this ever-popular show on BBC Two, covering every part of the existing train network in Britain, as well as others that were closed as a result of the Beeching Report in 1963. Across a decade of these journeys, Portillo has celebrated how every corner of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland was opened up by the railway line as a result of the Industrial Revolution, thus giving fans a unique insight into our shared past of train travel since the Victorian era. With the anniversary, this new collection will celebrate Michael's top fifty journeys from the hundreds he has covered, adding more insight and analysis to some of the greatest railway lines, stations, bridges, viaducts and tunnels the Victorians built to create the world we now live in. From Paddington Station to the Clifton Suspension Bridge; the Southend Pier line to the milk wagons departing from Blake Hall Station. An unrivalled narrative to be treasured. Greatest British Railway Journeys is both a celebratory and charming ride through our country's beloved history - all from the unique position of a train seat.
British Railways And The Great War Organisation Efforts Difficulties And Achievements
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Author : Edwin A. Pratt
language : en
Publisher: Dalcassian Publishing Company
Release Date : 1921-01-01
British Railways And The Great War Organisation Efforts Difficulties And Achievements written by Edwin A. Pratt and has been published by Dalcassian Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1921-01-01 with categories.
Great Britain S Railways
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Author : Colin Maggs
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Great Britain S Railways written by Colin Maggs 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 2018-10-15 with Transportation categories.
Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain's railways.
Britain S Railways By Night
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Author : Colin J. Marsden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-01-01
Britain S Railways By Night written by Colin J. Marsden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-01-01 with Photography of railroads categories.
Railway Renaissance
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Author : Gareth David
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-09-30
Railway Renaissance written by Gareth David 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 2017-09-30 with Transportation categories.
“David’s superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching’s vision of a streamlined railway network.” —Books Monthly When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, “The Reshaping of British Railways,” was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr. Richard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. In this comprehensive survey of new and reopened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Gareth David asks what it tells us about Dr. Beeching’s report, looking at how lines that were earmarked for closure in that report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be reopened or are the focus of reopening campaigns.
Greatest British Railway Journeys
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Author : Freemantle (Mi Portillo)
language : en
Publisher: Headline
Release Date : 2020-12-29
Greatest British Railway Journeys written by Freemantle (Mi Portillo) and has been published by Headline this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-29 with categories.
Running On Rails
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Author : JOHN. PEATY LEGG (IAN.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-24
Running On Rails written by JOHN. PEATY LEGG (IAN.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-24 with categories.