London's Local Railways
Author: Alan Arthur Jackson
Publisher: David & Charles
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 392
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Publisher: David & Charles
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Tessa Hadley
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2011-05-24
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0062060902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this New York Times Notable Book from one of today’s most acclaimed writers, two lives stretched between two cities converge in a chance meeting that will irrevocably change their lives. “Hadley is a supremely perceptive writer of formidable skill and intelligence, someone who goes well beyond surfaces.”—New York Times Book Review Unsettled by the recent death of his mother, Paul sets out in search of Pia, his daughter from his first marriage, who has disappeared into the labyrinth of London. Discovering her pregnant and living illegally in a run-down council flat with a pair of Polish siblings, Paul is entranced by Pia’s excitement at living on the edge. Abandoning his second wife and their children in Wales, he joins her to begin a new life in the heart of London. Cora, meanwhile, is running in the opposite direction, back to Cardiff, to the house she has inherited from her parents. She is escaping her marriage, and the constrictions and disappointments of her life in London. But there is a deeper reason why she cannot stay with her decent Civil Service husband; the aftershocks of which she hasn’t fully come to terms with herself. Connecting both stories is the London train, and a chance meeting that will have immediate and far-reaching consequences for both Paul and Cora.
Author: David Brandon
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2010-03-15
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 1445629267
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book takes a look at ways in which the railways had an impact and influence on London.
Author: Jim Blake
Publisher: Wharncliffe
Published: 2015-09-30
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 1473833841
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This pictorial book covers London's railways from 1967 to 1977, showing the transition from steam to diesel and electric traction. This volume has a very readable narrative, telling tales of the authors adventures during his many trips around the London railway network. The volume encapsulates a period of time in Britain, during which a great deal of change was taking place, not only with railways and transport, but also socially and economically. Jim Blake, describes all of these changes, while also looking at the capitals transport scene of the period.
Author: Jonathan Willis
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Published: 2022-09-15
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1526790610
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a comprehensive study of the planning and building of railways in London’s Docklands, reflecting on the past 180 years of railway development. It describes the creation of the enclosed working docks at the start of the 19th Century and the introduction of railways in the middle of the century. By the 1970’s the decline of the working docks led to a plethora of plans to regenerate the area, but with little agreement on what should be done. The setting up of the London Docklands Development Corporation by the former Secretary of State for the Environment Lord Heseltine was a significant landmark, expediting the Canary Wharf development. The book describes in detail the modern railway projects, created to support the subsequent growing employment and population of the area, including the Docklands Light Railway with its multiple extensions, the Jubilee Line extension and Crossrail/Elizabeth Line. The book will appeal to a wide audience. To railway enthusiasts who wish to learn more about the why and the how such projects are approved and built and to transport and planning professionals who wish to understand more about the ups and downs of the relationship between transport and development and the decision making processes. within changing political, economic and employment scenarios. The end result has provided Docklands with a comprehensive hierarchy of quality transport services, to match anyway in the world.
Author: London County Council
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 876
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Author: Frank Hornby
Publisher:
Published: 2000-11-24
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781857941166
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