The Cuckoo Line
Author: Alan C Elliott
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780906867631
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alan C Elliott
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780906867631
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kevin Robertson
Publisher:
Published: 2016-07-29
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781909328570
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Kevin McCormack
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2016-11-30
Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1473860318
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an evocative selection of high quality colour views, each of which recaptures the lost age of Britain's branch lines and secondary railways, of which so many were axed following implementation of the 'Beeching Report' during the 1960s. Most importantly, the previously unpublished views in this book are the work of one man, Blake Paterson, a professional railwayman, who was also an outstanding photographer who some forty-five years ago was determined to record as much of the passing railway scene as possible. He set himself demanding schedules and would often travel vast distances, sometimes using overnight trains, to reach the more remote comers of the rail network.During this intense period of photographic activity, when he took thousands of colour slides, he followed his own strict rules. He would normally only take a photograph when the sun was shining and he would try to capture the train in its natural setting. For Blake, ambiance was paramount.This book is a unique record of one man's railway portraits, featuring a wealth of locations, steam and diesel locomotives, DMUs, stations and station buildings, halts, signals, gas lamps, infrastructure, staff and passengers. Anything that was set to vanish, Blake felt should be recorded. His photographs provide a perfect pictorial record of so many of the lost splendours of Britains rail network.
Author: Andrew Garve
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781842621806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Andrew Garve was a prolific writer who wrote some 40 thrillers during his career. He used his own experiences as a foreign correspondent for the London News Chronicle as the basis for many of his novels. 'The Cuckoo Line Affair' was first published in 1953.
Author: David Arscott
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-09-01
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0750954027
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). David Arscott's new book gathers together a myriad of data on Sussex. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. With chapters on folklore, history, geography, celebrity Sussexians and much more, this is an ideal book for all those who know and love this quintessentially English county.