The Great Western Railway Volume One Paddington to Bristol

The Great Western Railway Volume One Paddington to Bristol
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2014-03-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 144561832X

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Great Western Railway has changed and developed over the last century between Paddington and Swindon.

Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway
Author: Andrew Roden
Publisher: White Lion Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: 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.

Great Western Railway Stations

Great Western Railway Stations
Author: Allen Jackson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2017-04-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445670127

A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.

The Great Western Railway Volume Two Bristol to Plymouth

The Great Western Railway Volume Two Bristol to Plymouth
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2014-06-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445639548

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the GWR line between Bristol and Plymouth has changed and developed over the last century.

Brunel's Big Railway

Brunel's Big Railway
Author: Robin Jones
Publisher: Gresley
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-03-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781911658191

Robin Jones' history of the Great Western Railway line and its founding father.

The Great Western Railway Volume Three Plymouth To Penzance

The Great Western Railway Volume Three Plymouth To Penzance
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2014-11-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1445639807

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the GWR line between Plymouth and Penzance has changed and developed since 1846.

The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway

The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
Author: Rosa Matheson
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2011-10-24
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0752474324

The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette that 'the first aim of women's existence is marriage, that accomplished, the next is ordering her home'. Yet women were the cheapest form of labour, apart from young girls, presenting the company with a dilemma and the GWR finally succumbed to allowing women to work after heavy external pressures. Using over 100 pictures, Swindon author Rosa Matheson traces the development of this problematic relationship, from its beginnings in the 1870s when women were employed as sewers and netters at Swindon Works, through the changes wrought by the two world wars and the entry of women into railway offices - fiercely opposed by the company and by the unions and many men who resented sharing the lowly paid but prestigious title of 'clerk' with women. The book also uses many original documents and forms as well as written and oral testimonies providing first-hand insights into the women's experiences.

Paddington to Bristol

Paddington to Bristol
Author: Stanley C. Jenkins
Publisher: Great Western Railway
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-03-15
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781445618241

This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Great Western Railway has changed and developed over the last century between Paddington and Swindon.

Transportation Engineering and Planning - Volume I

Transportation Engineering and Planning - Volume I
Author: Tschangho John Kim
Publisher: EOLSS Publications
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2009-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 1905839804

Transportation Engineering and Planning is a component of Encyclopedia of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias. The Theme on Transportation Engineering and Planning presents the readers with diverse sources of information and knowledge about transportation engineering and planning, to help ensure that informed actions are compatible with sustainable world development. It begins with a historical analysis of transportation development, since an understanding of how transportation technologies developed is a prerequisite for understanding issues involved in transportation systems, and for developing sound policy analysis. Next, the various chapters analyze transportation problems, discusses the state of public policy addressing those problems, considers the causes and effects of changes in demand for mobility as the socio-economic environment changes, and then deals with the fundamental questions related to transportation. These two volumes are aimed at the following a wide spectrum of audiences from the merely curious to those seeking in-depth knowledge: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs.