The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
Author: John Whitehouse
Publisher: Past & Present
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781858952932
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Whitehouse
Publisher: Past & Present
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781858952932
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Stratford
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
Published: 2021-02-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781857945560
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geoff Swaine
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-06-15
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13: 1445639564
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Geoff Swaine’s superb photography captures the very best of Britain’s preserved steam in action at locations throughout the country.
Author: Fred Kerr
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2017-06-30
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 1473896592
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author, Fred Kerr, was introduced to the world of industrial railways in 1956 when his parents moved from Edinburgh to Corby in Northamptonshire, where the local steelworks offered a mix of locomotives from several manufacturers. When steam traction finished on BR in August 1968, Fred's interest in railways continued with diesel and electric traction, whilst retaining a passing interest in industrial locomotives through his visits to the heritage lines which were initiated in the post-Beeching era.When the author converted to digital photography in 2001, he visited many heritage lines as he sought to gain experience in the digital world. When he looked back after a decade of digital photography, he noted that industrial locomotives were still at work on many heritage lines throughout the UK. He also noted that during the 1960s the effort to preserve mainline steam traction had overlooked the availability of industrial locomotives, leading to the scrapping of many locomotives with both a story to tell and an incomplete working life.The result is a book that pays tribute to industrial locomotives which are still at work by detailing the manufacturers of these workhorses and the locomotives which they built; identifying their working lives where possible; showing their entry into preservation and paying tribute to those heritage lines which appreciated the value of these unsung heroes of the Industrial Revolution by buying the 'scrap' locomotives then restoring them to working order.
Author: Wilbert V. Awdry
Publisher:
Published: 1991-01
Total Pages: 29
ISBN-13: 9781855910003
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Malcolm Ranieri
Publisher: Silver Link
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781857944297
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway runs along a part of the former Great Western Railway's mainline from Birmingham to Cheltenham, via Stratford-upon-Avon. The line commands wonderful views of the sleepy hamlets and villages, as the it runs though the beautiful Cotswold countryside.
Author: Robin Jones
Publisher: Gresley
Published: 2020-02-08
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 1911658719
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is the story of how Britain’s railway disasters, horrific though they may be, change the network for the better through the crucial lessons that are learned. It starts with fatalities on early mining tramways before the dawn of the steam age and takes the story up to the present day. While many of Britain’s worst tragedies are covered in depth, such as Quintinshill in 1915 and Harrow & Wealdstone in 1952, the book also looks at others that had resounding consequences for safety.
Author: Andrew Martin
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2021-04-29
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1782834893
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Author: Ben Ashworth
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2010-11-15
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1445625148
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A wonderful second selection of photographs, looking at the last steam locomotives to run on Gloucestershire's railways.