Bluebell Railway Recollections
Author: Keith Leppard
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781857945683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Keith Leppard
Publisher:
Published: 2020-03-24
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781857945683
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Burnett Kirk
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2023-06-01
Total Pages: 154
ISBN-13: 1399011219
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book takes the reader on a pictorial journey; in time from the early 1970s to 2020 and to places all around Scotland. All of the images are published for the first time. The captions reflect the author’s recollections and experiences from the platform end to more hands on railway adventures. As well as the everyday railway, there are insights into the preservation scene and steam on the main line. Starting in the days of BR blue and progressing through sectors to privatization the reader will find pictures of liveries, locomotives, rolling stock and infrastructure that are no longer with us; ”inter city” livery, BRCW class 26s, HAA coal wagons and Semaphore signals at Stirling being examples. From a base in Edinburgh we travel to locations across the country from Wick to Carlisle, from the scenic majesty of the West Highlands to the industrial Central Belt. There we will see; diesels and electrics in a selection of liveries on freight and passenger workings, steam on the main line and visit sheds, stations and preserved lines. This includes some more unusual places such as Cameron Toll, Prestongrange and The Isle of Mull and buildings that have been demolished such as Mallaig steam shed, Grangemouth shed and Millerhill diesel depot. This book will provide; reference material, nostalgia for some enthusiasts, a look back in time for others and for modelers, inspiration for their projects. So come and enjoy the journey.
Author: Colin Tyson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2020-03-15
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1445688433
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Delving into the official Bluebell Railway archives, Colin Tyson celebrates the first sixty years of Britain's premier heritage railway.
Author: OLIVER. EDWARDS
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781900340700
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The world famous Bluebell Railway, pioneering heritage railway and star of both the silver screen and the small screen, celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2020. This book took the opportunity to look back over that time in this predominantly color illustrated album showcasing the variety of locomotives to have graced Bluebell Railway metals in that time. As well as the ever popular steam locomotives for which the line is justly famed, there are also a few visiting diesels that were not even built when British Railways closed the Bluebell line.
Author: David Christie
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1445669471
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →David Christie offers up thirty years of wonderful photos of the Bluebell Railway.
Author: Gordon Pettitt
Publisher:
Published: 2015-08-31
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780860936633
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Gordon Pettitt, former Managing Director of Regional Railways and the last General Manager of BR's Southern Region, writes the inside story of the history of the third passenger sector of British Rail with insights from other leading personnel in the industry at the time.
Author: British Railway Board
Publisher: Collins
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780007511969
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Reshaping of British Railways is a piece of railway history every dedicated enthusiast will want in their collection. Bradshaw's Guide has given birth to a wave of nostalgia for our Victorian and Edwardian railway systems. The Reshaping of British Railways, another facsimile which will fascinate train buffs, is the document that decimated these systems forever. With the British Rail company's failure, by the early 1960s, to stem the network's huge annual losses, the government turned to Dr Richard Beeching. He was to save money by recommending the cutting of redundant routes and services. His two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), were published by the British Railways Board in 1965, and offer a fascinating snapshot of our nation's railways. In the first part of this historic facsimile, Dr Beeching identifies the 2,363 stations and 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of railway line for closure - over 50% of all stations and 30% of route miles. The second part recommends a small number of major remaining routes for significant investment. Well documented nationwide protests resulted in the saving of some stations and lines, but the majority were closed as planned and Beeching's name is to this day associated with the mass closure of railways and the loss of many local services in the period that followed. Now, for the first time, this iconic piece of railway history is available in its entirety, complete with the original tables and maps of routes deemed fit for closure.
Author: Jacqueline Wilson
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2021-09-16
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 0241517788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sit back and enjoy the journey! Phoebe Robinson loves making up stories - just like her wonderful, imaginative Dad. When he mysteriously disappears, Phoebe, Perry, Becks and their mum must leave everything behind and move to a small cottage in the middle of nowhere. Struggling to feel at home and missing her Dad terribly, Phoebe's only distraction is her guinea pig Daisy. Until the family discover the thrilling steam trains at the railway station and suddenly, every day is filled with adventure. But Phoebe still can't help wondering, what is Mum hiding and more worryingly is Dad okay? A captivating reimagining of The Railway Children from the award-winning, bestselling, beloved Jacqueline Wilson.
Author: John Stevens
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2014-08-04
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0750962186
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The words of Unknown Warriors resonate as powerfully today as when first written. The book offers a very personal glimpse into the hidden world of the military field hospital where patients struggled with pain and trauma, and nurses fought to save lives and preserve emotional integrity.The book’s author was one of a select number of fully trained military nurses who worked in hospital trains and casualty clearing stations during the First World War, coming as close to the front as a woman could. Kate Luard was already a war veteran when she arrived in France in 1914, aged 42, having served in the Second Boer War. At the height of the Battle of Passchendaele, she was in charge of a casualty clearing station with a staff of forty nurses and nearly 100 nursing orderlies.She was awarded the RRC and Bar (a rare distinction) and was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field. Through her letters home she conveyed a vivid and honest portrait of war. It is also a portrait of close family affection and trust in a world of conflict. In publishing some of these letters in Unknown Warriors her intention was to bear witness to the suffering of the ordinary soldier.