The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset
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The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset
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Author : Colin Maggs
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2009-10-15
The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset 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 2009-10-15 with Transportation categories.
A fascinating collection of photographs of the last steam locomotives to run on Bristol and Somerset's railways.
The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset
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Author : Colin Gordon Maggs
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 1992
The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset written by Colin Gordon Maggs and has been published by Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Locomotives categories.
200 nostalgic steam photographs recapture the end of the age of steam in Bristol and Somerset.
The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset
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Author : Colin G. Maggs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-11-26
The Last Days Of Steam In Bristol And Somerset written by Colin G. Maggs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-26 with Railroads categories.
A new edition of a classic text. Although diesel traction had been introduced to the county of Somerset as early as 1958 it was not until 1966, and the closure of the Somerset and Dorset Railway, that steam finally disappeared from the county. Here Colin Maggs has brought together a superb collection of photographs which retell the story of those last days of steam in the area. Depicted in this volume is the unusually wide variety of locomotive power which was to be seen throughout Bristol and Somerset during this era. Alongside the standard GWR and BR classes, are the many MR and LMS types which worked down as far as Bristol, some even making their way through Somerset. Here Southern and, very occasionally, Eastern Region engines were to be found, while the Somerset and Dorset line was the home of the unique class of 7F 2-8-0s. Accompanied by the author's informative captions these evocative pictures, often with a backdrop of splendid scenery, recapture the atmosphere of the end of the age of steam in Bristol and Somerset.
Steam Around Bristol
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Author : Patrick O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2016-08-15
Steam Around Bristol written by Patrick O'Brien 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 2016-08-15 with Transportation categories.
This wonderful collection of photographs tells the story of the last days of the steam locomotive around Bristol.
Somerset And Dorset Swansong
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Author : Bob Bunyar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Somerset And Dorset Swansong written by Bob Bunyar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Railroads categories.
The Railway Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
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 2002 with Railroads categories.
Steam Soot And Rust
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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2015-11-30
Steam Soot And Rust written by Colin Garratt 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.
The disappearance of the steam locomotive in the land of its birth touched the hearts of millions, but when the government announced the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways in 1955, under which steam was to be phased out in favour of diesel and electric traction, few people took it seriously. Steam locomotives were an integral part of our daily lives and had been for almost one and a half centuries. Furthermore, they were still being built in large numbers. It was popularly believed that they would see the century out and probably well beyond that. But the reality was that by 1968 a mere thirteen years after the Modernisation Plan steam traction had disappeared from Britain's main line railways. It was harrowing to witness the breaking up of engines, which were the icons of their day, capable of working long-distance inter-city expresses weighing 400 tons on schedules faster than a mile a minute. Top speeds of 100mph were not unknown.This book chronicles the last few years as scrap yards all over Britain went into overtime, cutting up thousands of locomotives and releasing a bounty of more than a million tons of scrap whilst the engines, which remained in service, were a shadow of their former selves; filthy, wheezing and clanking their way to an ignominious end. The pictures in this book are augmented by essays written by Colin Garratt at the time. Although steam disappeared from the main line network it survives in everdwindling numbers on industrial systems such as collieries, ironstone mines, power stations, shipyards, sugar factories, paper mills and docks. In such environments steam traction eked out a further decade and during this time many of the industrial locations closed rendering the locomotives redundant. The British steam locomotive was born amid the coalfields and was destined to die there one and three quarter centuries later.
Ottley S Bibliography Of British Railway History Second Supplement 12957 19605
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Ottley S Bibliography Of British Railway History Second Supplement 12957 19605 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Railroads categories.
Books In Print
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
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Steam
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Author : Colin Garratt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Steam written by Colin Garratt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Transportation categories.
"This book is the finest visual tribute to the steam locomotive ever published. Colin Garratt's text and photography reflect his unique odyssey to document in pictures and word the last steam locomotives of the world. With hundreds of matchless photographs, this book vividly portrays real working steam eking out its final moments amid the great landscapes of the world"--Dust jacket.
