Book Description
Michael Mather delves into the past of Fife's railways with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s.
Author : Michael Mather
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 15,30 MB
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445655764
Michael Mather delves into the past of Fife's railways with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s.
Author : Martin R. Weiss
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 41,71 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780955674846
Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 36,55 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9781853064586
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : David & Charles
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,61 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.
Author : Thomas M. Cooley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368267019
Reprint of the original, first published in 1890.
Author : Peter Paye
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 37,18 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 9780860932123
Author : Bruce Elleman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 27,42 MB
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317465474
The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1916, the only rail route from the Imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg to the Pacific port of Vladivostok transited Manchuria. A spur line from the Manchurian city of Harbin led south to ice-free Port Arthur. Control of these two rail lines gave Imperial Russia military, economic, and political advantages that excited rivalry on the part of Japan and unease on the part of weak and divided China. Meanwhile, the effort to defend and retain that strategic hold against rising Japanese power strained distant Moscow. Control of the Manchurian railways was contested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5; Japan's 1931 invasion and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo; the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in Asia; and, the Chinese civil war that culminated in the Communist victory over the Nationalists. Today, the railways are critical to plans for development of China's sparsely populated interior. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore this fascinating history.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 10,36 MB
Release : 1871
Category : Finance
ISBN :
Author : Simon Bradley
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 27,18 MB
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1847653529
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0297870599
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . . Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn, blow up anyone in reach. Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Disease, accidents and disasters accounted for thousands of deaths and many more injuries. While history has focused on the triumph of engineers, the victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families and they deserve to be remembered . . .