British Rail Scene
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British Rail Scene
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Author : Andy Sparks
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2017-03
British Rail Scene written by Andy Sparks and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03 with Railroads categories.
Taking railway photographs and capturing an age of impressive locomotives and atmospheric stations is a pastime that the age of steam passed down through generations, even after its own decline in favour of diesel and electric traction. It was certainly one that avid teenage trainspotter Andy Sparks sought to take up, emulating the work of prized 1960s railway photographer Colin T. Gifford. But by the 1970s, when Andy's camera was at the ready and after Beeching's axe had come down on the British railway network, modernisation and rationalisation were rapidly sweeping away the vestiges of the previous age, and dereliction and decay intertwined much of what could be seen. Desperate to capture the scene, Andy took thousands of photographs from 1972 until the early 1980s, and his images beautifully convey the nostalgic, gritty years of that era of change on Britain's railways. From his lens to the pages of this book, this is a unique look at an oft-overlooked period of British railway history.
British Rail Scene Remembered
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Author : Andy Sparks
language : en
Publisher: History Press
Release Date : 2018-04-23
British Rail Scene Remembered written by Andy Sparks and has been published by History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-23 with History categories.
Photographs portraying the nostalgic, gritty years of the 1970s and early 1980s on Britain's railways
Steam On The Southern And Western
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Author : David Knapman
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-09-30
Steam On The Southern And Western written by David Knapman 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 2018-09-30 with Transportation categories.
Steam on the Southern and Western is a personal record of railway views that were captured on black and white film in the late 1950s and 1960s, until the demise of steam on British Railways.The style of the book is the well-tried and- tested picture and captions format, and the majority of the pictures are black and white photography. Not every picture portrays a train as there are interesting branch line and infrastructure scenes to view as well. Furthermore, the book is intended to represent an eclectic mix of subjects and not to solely show main line scenes, for example.The book covers the Southern and Western regions of British Railways, with the Somerset and Dorset Railway included for good measure, as it fits neatly into the areas of the country for this volume. It also carries its share of photographs of British Railways standard locomotives in the locations appropriate to the regions. Where preservation starts to overlap with the still-active steam scene, some historic photographs are included.Photographs are grouped together by a particular location, for example, the Redhill to Reading line of the Southern, and Oxford on the Western. Each of these topic areas provides a flavour of the railway activity at the time. Overall, the book presents the reader with a gentle meander through the 1950's and 1960's railway scene and will stir the memories that so many of us have seen and still treasure today.
Br Blue
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Author : Martyn Hilbert
language : en
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Release Date : 2022-12-14
Br Blue written by Martyn Hilbert and has been published by Fonthill Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-12-14 with Transportation categories.
The British Rail corporate image and its Rail Blue livery was one of the longest-lived colour schemes carried by the trains of Britain in the forty-eight-year life of the nationalised railway network. Launched in 1965, after Beeching, the then new corporate image was an attempt by the BR design panel to raise the profile of the railway system countrywide and to sweep away the dull steam-era image as the swinging sixties got underway. By the mid-1970s, virtually all BR locomotives and multiple units were carrying Rail Blue livery, while most of the passenger coaches were in matching blue/grey. As the British Rail network was sectorised from the late 1980s in preparation for eventual privatisation, new bold, bright livery schemes for the fleet swept away the familiar, but by then somewhat jaded BR image. The BR blue era is now looked upon with affection as a golden age when the system was operated by an immense variety of locomotives and rolling stock, all now part of history in the same way that the steam era was viewed when the BR blue era ruled on Britain’s railways.
British Rail Northern Scene
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Author : Andy Sparks
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 2006
British Rail Northern Scene written by Andy Sparks and has been published by Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Transportation categories.
Avid train-spotter Andy Sparks' collection of photographs shows how thoroughly stations, track, motive power and working practices have been modernised.
Britain S Railways In The 1970s
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Author : David Hayes
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-04-15
Britain S Railways In The 1970s written by David Hayes 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 2019-04-15 with Transportation categories.
A nostalgic overview of the rail scene in the 1970s. The photographs in this book try to capture a flavour of the railways during this fascinating transition period.
The Scottish Rail Scene In The Twenty First Century
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Author : John Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-05-15
The Scottish Rail Scene In The Twenty First Century written by John Jackson 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 2019-05-15 with Transportation categories.
A lavishly illustrated look at the Scottish railways scene in twenty-first century. It also includes a look at the remaining freight traffic on offer.
British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970
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Author : Paul D. Shannon
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2019-11-30
British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970 written by Paul D. Shannon 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 2019-11-30 with Transportation categories.
With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period. Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the 20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of specialized terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating our railway signaling has continued apace, even though some semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century. “This book looks at all the various changes that have taken place in Britain’s railways since 1970 . . . . Such things as freight, stations closing and opening, or re-opening, locomotive depots and signaling are all covered in detail. What makes this book so good is the number of photographs supplied by the author ranging from back in the 1970s to the present. This is a book worth having if you are interested in the infrastructure of Britain's railways. Beautifully illustrated.” —Branch Line Britain “An interesting and recommended work.” —West Somerset Railway Association
Steam On The Eastern And Midland
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Author : DAVID. KNAPMAN
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Steam On The Eastern And Midland written by DAVID. KNAPMAN and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Internal User Vehicles On Britain S Railways
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Author : Royston Morris
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-10-15
Internal User Vehicles On Britain S Railways written by Royston Morris 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 2019-10-15 with Transportation categories.
A fascinating look at an unheralded part of Britain's rail scene. These Internal User vehicles are not permitted to run anywhere on the mainline network and are solely confined to where they have been allocated.