Book Description
A nostalgic look back at the days of steam on the Western Region.
Author : Kevin Derrick
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 30,38 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 144566982X
A nostalgic look back at the days of steam on the Western Region.
Author : Kevin Derrick
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 39,38 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445669803
A nostalgic look back at the days of steam in the London Midland Region.
Author : Kevin Derrick
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 15,13 MB
Release : 2017-02-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445669781
A nostalgic look back at the days of Steam in the Southern Region.
Author : Andrew Roden
Publisher : Aurum Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 34,19 MB
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781781314975
The Duchesses tells the story of the â??Princess Coronationâ?? class of locomotives -the streamlined embodiments of raw, bulked-up muscle and formidable power that any enthusiast will tell you were the finest steam engines in Britain. Conceived of by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to rival the LNERâ??s illustrious â??A4 Pacificsâ??, these trains heralded in the last golden age of steam. Designed by the great William Stanier, theirs is a story of grand beginnings, a slow trajectory of decline and a recent, celebrated rebirth. Today, there are two â??Duchessesâ?? still in existence: Duchess of Hamilton and Duchess of Sutherland are now restored to their original streamlined appearance. As The Duchessesâ?? beautiful cover illustration suggests, these Coronation locomotives were beautiful to behold; truly majestic feats of engineering. Andrew Rodenâ??s book tells the story of their time in British Railways service; the classâ?? decommissioning in the 1960s; the extraordinary saga of two trainsâ?? unlikely preservation by Billy Butlin at his holiday camps; and their eventual return to steam on the main line. The Duchesses completes a trilogy of railway books from Aurum, joining Mallard - the story of the worldâ??s fastest steam locomotive - and Flying Scotsman â??that of the worldâ??s most famous.
Author : Jim Scribbins
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,73 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1452914257
An eminent railway historian furnishes a detailed history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific railroad, its groundbreaking service from Indiana to the Puget Sound, its pioneering use of electricity to move heavy trains over a long distance, and other technological advances. Reprint.
Author : Harold Gasson
Publisher : Crecy
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 31,58 MB
Release : 2020-12-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1800350244
When Harold Gasson first put pen to paper more than forty years ago, it was at a time when there was a growing resurgence of interest in the steam railway. Three of his books described his life as a fireman based at Didcot shed from the early 1940s. Firing Days was followed by Footplate Days and then Nostalgia Days. Finally, after Harold had forsaken the footplate for the signal box, came the final instalment, Signalling Days. All were eagerly sought after at the time for they described the railway readers wanted to hear about, providing a nostalgic perspective which could be enjoyed from the comfort of ones arm chair. Out of print for several decades, all four books have now been reprinted and are available together for the first time complete with a new set of illustrations. The steam engines and most of the mechanical signal boxes of Harolds working days may have been long consigned to history but in these well-written and enjoyable books they are brought vividly back to life for a new audience to enjoy as well for those who recall his era for whom these tales will reawaken treasured memories.
Author : Andrew Roden
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,91 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Railroad companies
ISBN : 9781781310151
Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author’s own campaigning!). While the GWR’s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company’s history an enthralling journey.
Author : Mike Filey
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 44,91 MB
Release : 1996-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1554881943
First published in 1982, I Remember Sunnyside is a mine of golden memories, bringing back to life an earlier Toronto, only hints of which remain today. Like the city itself, Sunnyside was an everchanging landscape from its heady opening days in the early 1920s to its final sad demolition in the 1950s. The book captures the spirit of the best of times a magical era which can only be recaptured in memory and photographs. It also presents the reality of a newer Toronto where change, although necessary, is sometimes regrettable.
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Page : 552 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : David & Charles
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 30,21 MB
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1446355233
Drivers, signalmen, stationmasters and more share their stories of working on steam trains. Take a step back into the world of steam railways, and discover the reality of life and work on Britain's railway system before the Beeching cuts and the introduction of diesel changed it forever. Tom Quinn has sought out a fascinating range of characters who recount their experiences of working on steam trains. From a shedmaster to a fireman, from an engine driver to a signalman, tales of accidents and mishaps, evenings round the fire in the worker's common room, and the perils of left luggage in the days when almost anything might—and frequently did—turn up! These remarkable reminiscences paint a vivid picture of life on the old railways when Britain's railway system was the envy of the world.