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Author | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2020-09-30 |
Genre | : 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 | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2020-09-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1526740419 |
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 | : Jack Simmons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 618 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This is the first encyclopedia to chart the progress of Britain's railway development. It begins with primitive 17th-century wagonways, fully considers the eras of horse, steam, diesel, and electric traction, and then charts the change from private to public ownership. Finally, it describes in detail the privatizations of the late 1990s. Over six hundred entries by eighty-eight expert contributors provide a comprehensive and unique reference to all aspects of railways.
Author | : Stanley C. Jenkins |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2013-06-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445617552 |
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Oxford to Bletchley Line has changed and developed over the last century.
Author | : Stanley C. Jenkins |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2013-02-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445629887 |
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Oxfordshire Railways have changed and developed over the last century.
Author | : Edith Nesbit |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2007-12-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9780194791281 |
Suitable for younger learners Word count 9,295
Author | : K. C. Close |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2023-11-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1398112747 |
The history of the railway route from Oxford to Cambridge, from its beginnings through partial closure to the present day plans to reopen it as an East-West line.
Author | : Richard Lingard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : 9780902888470 |
Author | : Peter R. Lewis |
Publisher | : History PressLtd |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2008-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780752445120 |
The development of railways in Britain came in the 1830s as a result of the needs of industry and of a public eager for the novelty and cheapness of rail travel. These early railways were beset by accidents caused by collisions and mechanical failure, and the 1870s produced more disasters than any other decade before or since. On Christmas Eve in 1874 the worst accident in the history of the GWR occurred at Shipton-on-Cherwell when the 10 A.M. from London Paddington to Birkenhead derailed, killing 34 passengers. The fracture of a single tire was enough to cause this catastrophe due to the lack of continuous braking and inadequate communication between the driver and passengers. The authors detail the history surrounding this tragic event using the accounts of eyewitnesses, archive newspaper articles, and reports.
Author | : Roger Mason |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 145 |
Release | : 2022-05-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445687658 |
A fascinating journey from the capital to Britain's two most famous railway towns - Oxford and Cambridge.