Book Description
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Midland & South Western Junction Railway changed and developed over time.
Author : Steph Gillett
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 50,66 MB
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1445663376
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Midland & South Western Junction Railway changed and developed over time.
Author : Thomas Blakemore Sands
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : Nigel Digby
Publisher :
Page : 3 pages
File Size : 33,41 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Mersey Railway
ISBN :
Author : Colin G. Maggs
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 2009-08
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781841149110
Author : Colin Gordon Maggs
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 45,5 MB
Release : 1967
Category : Midland and South Western Junction Railway
ISBN :
Author : R. A. Cooke
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,91 MB
Release : 2023
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781915069207
Author : Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,99 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781526748355
Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
Author : Jeffery Grayer
Publisher : Noodle Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,54 MB
Release : 2010-01-14
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781906419318
As with many other counties, the railway network of Hampshire has diminished to a shadow of its former size over the last two generations. It was not simply the effects of the famous Beeching report that rendered the various routes extinct, but also the actions of the operators themselves. They had already begun to take measures to reduce the number of lines operating, with closures taking place in almost every decade from the 1910s through to the 1970s. As a result of these changes, Hampshire now boasts an impressive network of closed lines, most of which are covered within this book, with stunning vistas capturing their final days as moribund railways. This new album takes readers on a lovely journey back to a time within living memory when the last vestiges of a larger network were still in existence. Compiled by well-known railway historian Jeffery Grayer, this book will be essential reading for all enthusiasts.
Author : T. B. Sands
Publisher :
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,12 MB
Release : 1990-04-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780853614029
Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher : Countryside Books (GB)
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,82 MB
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781853066894
Traces the history of the county's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday around the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.