The Fall And Rise Of British Railways Steam
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The Fall And Rise Of British Railways Steam
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Author : Peter Townsend
language : en
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
Release Date : 2010-09
The Fall And Rise Of British Railways Steam written by Peter Townsend and has been published by Silver Link Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09 with Railroads categories.
From the mid-1950s steam was in decline, to disappear entirely from BR in 1968. Yet from the scrapyards and disused branch lines a remarkable preservation movement emerged, and steam, once thought gone for ever, has made a remarkable return. This book celebrates steam's 'second coming'.
The Fall And Rise Of Steam
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Fall And Rise Of Steam written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Fire And Steam
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Author : Christian Wolmar
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Fire And Steam written by Christian Wolmar and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with History categories.
The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the chequered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.
Steam Trains
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Author : Colin Maggs
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2014-09-15
Steam Trains 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 2014-09-15 with Transportation categories.
The history of steam in Britain from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s.
British Rail
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Author : Christian Wolmar
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2022-06-09
British Rail written by Christian Wolmar and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-09 with Transportation categories.
The authoritative and fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail 'Wolmar's book is impeccably organised and makes a fast, enjoyable read' THE TIMES Literary Supplement________ British Rail wasn't how we're asked to remember it . . . From ancient rolling stock to patchy service, stale sandwiches to the wrong kind of snow, British Rail - our last great state-owned organisation to be privatised - has received a terrible press. But after its controversial 1948 creation, British Rail was actually an innovative powerhouse that over five decades transformed the UK, creating one of the fastest regular rail services in the world. Award-winning journalist Christian Wolmar takes us from promise to punchline, exploring British Rail's birth into post-war austerity, the many battles and struggles to evolve what many considered to be a dinosaur, and how, at the height of its success, the service was misunderstood and unfairly maligned, ruthlessly broken up and privatised._______ Praise for Christian Wolmar 'Wolmar is the high priest of railway studies' Literary Review 'The greatest expert on British trains' Guardian 'Our most eminent transport journalist' Spectator 'If the world's railways have a laureate, it is surely Christian Wolmar' Boston Globe 'Christian Wolmar is in love with the railways. He writes constantly and passionately about them. He is their wisest, most detailed historian and a constant prophet of their rebirth . . . if you love the hum of the wheels and of history, then Christian Wolmar is your man' Observer
The Rise And Fall Of British Railways Goods And Freight
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Author : John Vaughan
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Release Date : 2012-02-15
The Rise And Fall Of British Railways Goods And Freight written by John Vaughan and has been published by Haynes Publishing UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-15 with Transportation categories.
This lavishly illustrated book tells the story of the evolution of freight services and the ‘Rise and Fall’ of the local goods train, from the early days to the modern privatized railway and from the steam age to today’s modern traction era, with particular emphasis on the British Railways years from 1948 to 1997.
British Steam Railways
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Author : David Ross
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
British Steam Railways written by David Ross and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Railroads categories.
Main Line Diesel Locomotives
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Author : John Vaughan
language : en
Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Release Date : 2011
Main Line Diesel Locomotives written by John Vaughan and has been published by Haynes Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Diesel locomotives categories.
In a feast of railway nostalgia, this gloriously illustrated book celebrates the history of British-built main line diesel locomotives constructed between 1947 and 1993. Written by a respected railway author, it features locomotives from the whole of mainland Britain, with particular emphasis on the years from 1968, when steam ended on British Railways, to the arrival of the new generation of North American diesels at the end of the 1990s. The authoritative test is supported by a wealth of photographs spanning the period 1948 to 2008, mot of them published for the first time.
British Railways In The 1960s
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Author : Geoff Plumb
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2017-04-30
British Railways In The 1960s written by Geoff Plumb and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-30 with Transportation categories.
After the Second War, Britains railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The Big Four railway companies were nationalised from 1948, and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of building new Standard steam locomotives to replace older types. These started to come on stream from 1951.This programme was superseded by the 1955 scheme to dieselise and electrify many lines and so the last loco of the Standard types was built in 1960 and the steam locomotives had been swept entirely from the BR network by 1968.This series of books, 'The Geoff Plumb Collection', is a photographic account of those last few years of the steam locomotives, their decline and replacement during the transition years. Each book covers one of the former Big Four, the Southern Railway, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Great Western Railway and London & North Eastern Railway, including some pictures of the Scottish lines of the LMS and LNER.The books are not intended to convey a complete history of the railways but to illustrate how things were, to a certain extent, in the relatively recent past and impart some information through comprehensive captions, which give a sense of occasion often a last run of a locomotive type or over a stretch of line about to be closed down.The photos cover large parts of the country, though it was impossible to get everywhere given the overall timetable of just a few years mainly when the author was still a schoolboy with limited time and disposable income to get around.Pictures are of the highest quality that could be produced with the equipment then available, but they do reflect real life and real times. In simple terms, a look at a period not so long ago but now gone forever.
Routledge Revivals The Atlas Of British Railway History 1985
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Author : Michael Freeman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-02-05
Routledge Revivals The Atlas Of British Railway History 1985 written by Michael Freeman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-05 with Transportation categories.
First published in 1985, this Atlas uses over 50 specially drawn maps to trace the rise and fall of the railways’ fortunes, and is supported by an interesting and authoritative text. Financial and operating statistics are clearly presented in diagrammatic form and provide a wealth of information rarely available to the student of railway history. Freeman and Aldcroft provide the basis for a new understanding of the way in which the railways transformed Britain by the scale of their engineering works, by shrinking national space and reorganising the layouts of urban areas. Maps show the evolution of early wagon routes into the first railway routes, the frenetic activity of the ‘Railway Mania’ years, and the consolidation of these lines into a national network. This exciting presentation of railway development will interest the enthusiast as well as the more general student of British transport history.