The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Experience
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Page : 36 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 1990
Category : West Yorkshire (England)
ISBN : 9780902438309
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 26,40 MB
Release : 1990
Category : West Yorkshire (England)
ISBN : 9780902438309
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 24,42 MB
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 152670224X
Now preserved for almost sixty years, the former Midland Railway branch from Keighley to Oxenhope to the west of Bradford may not be one of the countrys longest indeed it only stretches for just under five miles but it is one of the countrys most popular preserved lines. With a history stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century, the Keighley & Worth Valley provided an essential link for the communities that it served for almost a century. The harsh economic realities of the 1950s made its future uncertain and its fate was, theoretically, sealed before the infamous Beeching Report of March 1963. However, there were a number of local enthusiasts who, having previously witnessed the demise of the ex-Great Northern Railway Queensbury Triangle routes in the mid-1950s, were determined that the Oxenhope line would not suffer a similar fate. With the line preserved, services were triumphantly restored in 1968 and the line has been providing pleasures for tourists and enthusiasts ever since.
Author : Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society
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Page : pages
File Size : 45,24 MB
Release : 1965
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Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : pages
File Size : 35,15 MB
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1782834893
'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 : Mark Bowling
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 33,32 MB
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445635976
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway has changed and developed over the last century.
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 42,36 MB
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526702231
Now preserved for almost sixty years, the former Midland Railway branch from Keighley to Oxenhope to the west of Bradford may not be one of the countrys longest indeed it only stretches for just under five miles but it is one of the countrys most popular preserved lines. With a history stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century, the Keighley & Worth Valley provided an essential link for the communities that it served for almost a century. The harsh economic realities of the 1950s made its future uncertain and its fate was, theoretically, sealed before the infamous Beeching Report of March 1963. However, there were a number of local enthusiasts who, having previously witnessed the demise of the ex-Great Northern Railway Queensbury Triangle routes in the mid-1950s, were determined that the Oxenhope line would not suffer a similar fate. With the line preserved, services were triumphantly restored in 1968 and the line has been providing pleasures for tourists and enthusiasts ever since.
Author : Martin Cooper
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 20,87 MB
Release : 2011-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1443832456
Brazilian Railway Culture examines the cultural relationship Brazil has had with its railways since tracks were first laid by British, American and French engineers in the nineteenth century. ‘Railway’ and ‘Brazil’ are words not often found in the same sentence. Yet each year over seven hundred million passengers are carried by train in the major urban centres, and tens of thousands of visitors enjoy heritage steam rides at over a dozen restored lines and museums. Brazilian Railway Culture starts from the premise that Brazilian society and culture is not just samba, football and sex. The book takes a journey through Brazilian cultural output from 1865 to the present day, examining novels, poetry, music, art, film and television, as well as autobiographies, written histories, and museums to uncover ways in which the railway has been represented. This interdisciplinary study engages with theories of informal empire and postcolonialism, Latin American studies, cultural studies, film and television studies, literary criticism, art history and criticism, museum and heritage studies, as well as railway studies. This is a supplementary text for use by students on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It will also be of interest to academics, researchers, and railway historians across a range of disciplines.
Author : Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Preservation Society
Publisher :
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Keighley and Worth Valley Light Railway
ISBN : 9780902438002
Author : David Mather
Publisher : Railways & Recollections
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,12 MB
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781857944556
Author : J. a Cox
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Page : pages
File Size : 20,47 MB
Release : 1969
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