Talyllyn Adventure
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Talyllyn Adventure
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Author : L. T. C. Rolt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Talyllyn Adventure written by L. T. C. Rolt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Talyllyn Railway categories.
Talyllyn Adventure
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Author : L. T. C. Rolt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
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The Life Of Ltc Rolt
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Author : Victoria Owens
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2024-07-30
The Life Of Ltc Rolt written by Victoria Owens and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1926, Tom Rolt who was then sixteen years old, abandoned his public school education. Having taken a job with a small firm of agricultural engineers, he realized that he had found his life’s calling. But the way ahead was neither smooth nor easy. Having secured a premium apprenticeship, the firm which took him on foundered and although he eventually qualified as a mechanical engineer, the 1930s depression made it almost impossible to find regular employment. Nothing daunted, with the encouragement of his mysterious companion ‘Cara’, he turned to writing. His literary career flourished alongside his association with the Vintage Sports Car Club, the Inland Waterways Association and the Talyllyn Railway. Between his Inland Waterways Association and Talyllyn phases, Angela, his first wife, left him to join Billy Smart’s Circus, and Sonia –an actress-turned-boatwoman – would become his second wife. Over the course of his life, he produced over thirty books, their subject matters ranging from canals and railways to engineering biography; company histories; a collection of accomplished ghost stories and a topographical survey of Worcestershire. He also wrote polemics about the plight of the craftsman in a world which relied increasingly upon mass production. In this book, the first full-length biography of Tom Rolt and a complement to his auto-biographical Landscape trilogy, Victoria Owens draws upon his surviving letters and unpublished manuscripts to tell the story of the engineer-turned-writer who made Britain’s industrial past the stuff of enduring literature.
Railway Adventure
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Author : Talyllyn Railway
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
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The Railway Preservation Revolution
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Author : Jonathan Brown
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-06-30
The Railway Preservation Revolution written by Jonathan Brown and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with Transportation categories.
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.
The Light Railways Of Britain Ireland
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Author : Anthony Burton
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30
The Light Railways Of Britain Ireland written by Anthony Burton 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 2015-11-30 with Transportation categories.
First published in 1985 by Moorland Press, The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland has remained unavailable for more than twenty-five years, until now. Re-released by Pen & Sword, this is a thorough and engaging book that covers, in depth, the fascinating story of Britain's last railway development, the Rural light railways, constructed as a result of the Light Railways Act 1896.Rigorously detailed, it charts the overall history of the last great railway boom in Britain the light railway boom from 1896, to the beginning of the Great War in 1914. During this period a large number of narrow and standard gauge lines were constructed in both Britain and Ireland, in order to serve and open up areas in both countries that, at the time, lacked adequate transport links. This book tells the story of how these lines were constructed and why, in most cases, they eventually failed, due to post-First World War road competition.Authored by two highly acclaimed writers of transport history, this is a true testament to, and a timely reminder of, Britain's last railway development.
The Railway Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Railway Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Railroads categories.
Welsh Slate
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Author : David Gwyn
language : en
Publisher: RCAHMW
Release Date : 2015-05-06
Welsh Slate written by David Gwyn and has been published by RCAHMW this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-06 with Social Science categories.
Slates from quarries in Wales once went to roof the world. By the late nineteenth century as many as a third of all the roofing slates produced worldwide came from Wales, competing with quarries in France and the United States. This book traces the industry from its origins in the Roman period, its slow medieval development and then its massive expansion in the nineteenth century – as well as through its long drawn-out decline in the twentieth.
Steam Trains Today
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Author : Andrew Martin
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2021-04-29
Steam Trains Today written by Andrew Martin and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-29 with Transportation categories.
'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.
Transport History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Transport History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Transportation categories.