Great Western Steam Around Bristol
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Great Western Steam Around Bristol
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Author : Colin L. Williams
language : en
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Release Date : 1975
Great Western Steam Around Bristol written by Colin L. Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Locomotives categories.
The Great Western Steam Retreat
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Author : Keith Widdowson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2022-01-06
The Great Western Steam Retreat written by Keith Widdowson 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 2022-01-06 with Transportation categories.
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
The Steam Workshops Of The Great Western Railway
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Author : Ken Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-08-19
The Steam Workshops Of The Great Western Railway written by Ken Gibbs 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 2014-08-19 with Transportation categories.
The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great Western Railway. As this mighty corporation grew, it absorbed an astonishing 353 railway companies. Many of them had their own workshops, depots and manufacturing, often assembling locomotives to the designs of other companies. All these, along with the various designs, became the responsibility of the GWR on takeover, and followed its standardisation of components where this was possible. These works became the beating heart of the GWR's vast empire, where majestic engines were built and maintained by some of the most skillful and inventive engineers of the day. Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibbs presents a comprehensive portrait of the works from Brunel to the final days of steam in the mid-twentieth century, and beyond to the rediscovery and renovation of many of the workshops for their unique heritage.
The Steam Rail Motors Of The Great Western Railway
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Author : Ken Gibbs
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2015-06-01
The Steam Rail Motors Of The Great Western Railway written by Ken Gibbs 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 2015-06-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Self-propelled carriages were a major innovation at the beginning of the twentieth century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages across the South West to the new branch lines. Their steam motor cars ran from 1903 to 1935, stopping during the war, and were so effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the high demand proved too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills. Soon the steam rail motor services were in decline. After its cancellation all ninety-nine steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early twentieth-century transport, and the modern replica he helped build, now the only way of viewing these charming historic vehicles.
History And Description Of The Steam Ship Great Britain
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Author : Christopher Claxton (Capt.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1845
History And Description Of The Steam Ship Great Britain written by Christopher Claxton (Capt.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1845 with Shipbuilding categories.
Great Western Moguls And Prairies
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Author : David Maidment
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-08-31
Great Western Moguls And Prairies written by David Maidment 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 2016-08-31 with Transportation categories.
“Traces the bloodline of its 2-6-0 and 2-6-2T classes . . . a comprehensive history of the classes from Churchward to BR days, with excellent photographs.” —Steam Railway Great Western Moguls & Prairies is a volume in Pen & Swords series, Locomotive Profiles. It describes the conception, design, building and operation of the fleet of Prairie 2-6-2 tank engines and the Mogul 2-6-0s designed by Churchward in the early part of the twentieth century and perpetuated by his successor, Charles Collett, in the 1920s and 1930s. These engines formed the backbone of the GWR locomotive fleet for secondary passenger and freight work for over half a century and were some of those that remained to the end of steam traction on the Western Region of British Railways. The book also covers some of the lesser known Moguls developed in the Dean/Churchward transition at the end of the nineteenth century and briefly looks at the Mogul and Prairie designs proposed by Churchward, Collett and Hawksworth but were never built. The book is copiously illustrated with over 250 black and white and 60 colored photographs and is a comprehensive record of a group of locomotives found throughout the Great Western and its successor, the Western Region, for over fifty years. “Lavishly illustrated in both colour and black and white, with pictures from the archive and the modern day, there is much here both for the beginner and the seasoned enthusiast, with the book presenting a structured and fresh view of a popular subject.” —Railway Magazine
The First Atlantic Liner
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Author : Helen Doe
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2017-07-15
The First Atlantic Liner written by Helen Doe 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 2017-07-15 with Transportation categories.
The first ever history of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s forgotten first ship, the SS Great Western, the fastest and largest Atlantic Steamship of its day.
Great Western Railway Stars Castles And Kings
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Author : Allen Jackson
language : en
Publisher: The Crowood Press
Release Date : 2018-09-23
Great Western Railway Stars Castles And Kings written by Allen Jackson and has been published by The Crowood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-23 with Transportation categories.
GWR; Great Western Railway; George Jackson Churchward; Boilers; Valves; GWR 4-6-0; De Glehn Compound; 4-4-2 Atlantic; Star Class; Scissors Valve Gear; L&NWR; London and North Western Railway; WWII; LNER; London and North Eastern Railway; LMSR; London Midland and Scottish Railway; Castle Class; Cheltenham Spa Express; King Class; Shrivenham Collision; 1948 Locomotive Exchanges; railway preservation; William Dean; Swindon; steam engine; Belpaire locomotive firebox; 5043 Earl of Mount Edgecumbe; R.M. Deeley; Lode Star; North Star; Dog Star; Evening Star; Morning Star; Polar Star; Red Star; Rising Star; Royal Star; Shooting Star; Western Star; Swallowfield Park; Knight of the Garter; Knight of the Thistle; Knight of the Patrick; Knight of the Bath; Knight of St. John; Knight of the Golden Fleece; Knight of the Black Eagle; Knight of Liège; Knight of the Grand Cross; Knight Templar; Knight Commander; William Stanier; Caerphilly Castle; Caldicot Castle; Cardiff Castle; Carmarthen Castle; Chepstow Castle; Pembroke Castle; Pendennis Castle; Powderham Castle; Warwick Castle; Windsor Castle; Midgham derailment; King Edward VII; King William IV; King George IV; King George III; King George II; King George I; King William III; King James II; King Charles II; King Charles I; King James I; King Edward VI; King Edward VIII; King Henry VII; King Richard III; King Edward V; King Edward IV; King Henry VI; King Henry V; King Henry IV; King Richard II; King Edward III; King Edward II; King Edward I; King Henry III; King John; King Richard I; King Henry II; King Stephen; steam locomotive; British Railways; Shakespeare Express; The Bristolian; Cornish Riviera Express; Cheltenham Flyer
Great Western Railway
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Author : Andrew Roden
language : en
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Release Date : 2012
Great Western Railway written by Andrew Roden and has been published by White Lion Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Railroad companies categories.
Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author’s own campaigning!). While the GWR’s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company’s history an enthralling journey.
The Great Western Railway
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Author : Frank Booker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Great Western Railway written by Frank Booker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Transportation categories.
