GWR Branch Lines
Author : Christopher John Gammell
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780860935216
Author : Christopher John Gammell
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 25,26 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780860935216
Author : Allen Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445670127
A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.
Author : Stephen Williams
Publisher :
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781874103134
Author : Chris Ford
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 34,2 MB
Release : 2019-03-25
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1785005669
Modelling the Great Western Branch Lines is essential reading for all those who wish to build a model railway based on the branch lines of the Great Western Railway. The author guides the modeller through projects which are graded from simple to more advance. Each step is clearly described, explaining the techniques used and how alternative methods and materials could be employed. Topics covered include a historical overview of the subject; full listings of all tools and materials; a series of detailed model projects using the best of the currently available commercial model making products; an introduction to scratch-building lineside terms and, finally, suggestions as to how each project could be further developed. It is superbly illustrated with 234 colour and black & white photographs giving step-by-step techniques. Chris Ford has been a keen railway modeller since childhood; many of his model layouts feature in the model railway press.
Author : David Soggee
Publisher : Capital Transport
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 48,8 MB
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781854143532
David Soggee's slide shows have been captivating railway society gatherings in London and the Home Counties for many years, but he has had few pictures published and is probably not so well known outside this area. Now, for the first time, he has assembled a selection of his photographic masterpieces for a wider audience to enjoy. This album focuses on the Western Region as it was in the late 1950s and early 1960s, before diesel traction and the Beeching branch line closure plan had made significant impact. In addition to a wonderful variety of locomotives and routes, the images also portray the railway infrastructure of the time and will delight the modeller and historian alike.
Author : Laurence Waters
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 22,25 MB
Release : 2020-09-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526740397
An authoritative history of the railways of Oxford and how they transformed the United Kingdom, from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. In Railways of Oxford, historian Laurence Waters looks at the development of services and operations from Great Western’s opening of the Oxford Railway in 1844 through to the present day. This volume covers the development of the railway locally, including the London and North Western ‘Buckinghamshire Railway’ from Bletchley, together with the five local branch lines. The opening of the Great Western / Great Central joint line in 1900 opened up regional travel across the United Kingdom. During the Second World War, the construction of a new junction at Oxford North created a direct link from the Great Western to the London Midland & Scottish Railway branch to Bletchley and beyond. These two junctions turned Oxford into a major railway center, bringing a considerable increase in both passenger and freight traffic. Today, Oxford is as busy as ever, with passenger services to London operated by Great Western Railway and Chiltern Trains, and by Cross Country Trains the South and the North of England.
Author : Ken Gibbs
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,23 MB
Release : 2015-06
Category : Steam motorcars
ISBN : 9780750961035
Self-propelled carriages were a big innovation at the beginning of the 20th century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages to the new branch lines. Their steam motor cars ran from 1903-1935, stopping during the war, and were so effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the demand proved too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills, and after they stopped service all 99 steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early 20th century transport, and the modern-replica he helped build, now the only way of viewing these charming cars.
Author : Colin G. Maggs
Publisher : Branch Lines of
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,3 MB
Release : 2011-02
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781848683464
A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Warwickshire's branch lines.
Author : Henry Williamson
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0141359285
The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.
Author : Patrick Bruce Whitehouse
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780715385302
This text celebrates 150 years of the Great Western Railway retelling in words and pictures the full story of this extraordinary institution, with contributions from experts in all fields including many who worked on the line. Every aspect of the line's history is covered, including the locomotives, branch lines, summer Saturday peak traffic, GWR narrow guage and other operations.