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| Author | : Robin Jones |
| Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2017-02-28 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1785002872 |
Since the mid-nineteenth century the East Coast Main Line has been one of the major routes from London to northern England and to Scotland. It has seen some of the greatest achievements in the railways, most notably the 'Flying Scotsman' becoming, in 1934, the first locomotive in the world to exceed 100mph and the 'Mallard' in 1938 claiming the as-yet-unbroken world speed record for steam locomotives of 126mph. The East Coast Main Line not only made history by facilitating an ever-faster link between two capital cities, it also provided an international stage for Britain's engineering marvels, inspiring many generations of schoolboys and adults alike. That was to continue after the end of the steam era on British Railways, with diesel and then electric traction setting a series of new records over the route. This new book looks at how the London-Edinburgh line became the world's fastest steam railway and how its proud and unique heritage is appreciated and celebrated today more than ever before. Superbly illustrated with over 300 colour and black & white photographs.
| Author | : Seth Bramson |
| Publisher | : Boston Mills Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : 9781550463583 |
A revised and expanded illustrated history of the railroad from its inception, through the building of the Key West extension, to the present day.
| Author | : Edwin P. Alexander |
| Publisher | : New York : C.N. Potter |
| Total Pages | : 332 |
| Release | : 1971 |
| Genre | : Railroads |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Harold Adams Innis |
| Publisher | : London, McClelland |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1923 |
| Genre | : Canadian Pacific Railway |
| ISBN | : |
| Author | : Peter William Brett Semmens |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Electric railroads |
| ISBN | : 9780850599299 |
This sequel to Speed on the East Coast Main Line is a history of British Rail's largest investment programme for 25 years - the electrification of the East Coast Main Line, which will be completed in May 1991. The book covers its engineering, locomotive rolling-stock and signalling.
| Author | : Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 468 |
| Release | : 2001-11-06 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 9780743203173 |
The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
| Author | : Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 321 |
| Release | : 2015-09-14 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 025301770X |
From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.
| Author | : Jim Sundman |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 220 |
| Release | : 2016-08-24 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1439656908 |
In 1857, the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) took over Pennsylvania's Main Line of Public Works, a state-owned railroad and canal system built in the 1830s. Most are gone, but fortunately some still stand and are in use today. Costly to build and maintain, and never attracting the traffic needed to sustain it, the state was eager to let it go. Keeping the rail portion and combining it with its own lines, the PRR ultimately developed a well-built and well-run rail line from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh all while keeping the "main line" moniker. The eastern section between Philadelphia and Harrisburg was especially successful, particularly after the railroad built new communities along the line that were at first summer destinations and later year-round homes for daily commuters. Other towns and cities along the main line had a strong industrial or agricultural base needing rail access, and many of these communities had attractive train stations. Images of America: Pennsylvania Main Line Railroad Stations: Philadelphia to Harrisburg documents many of these passenger stations through vintage photographs and other images.
| Author | : Clive D W Feather |
| Publisher | : The Crowood Press |
| Total Pages | : 370 |
| Release | : 2020-10-26 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1785007467 |
The Bakerloo is the dull brown line on London's iconic tube map. It doesn't have the multiple branches of the Northern or District Lines, the loops of the Piccadilly or the Central, or the puzzling shape of the non-circular Circle. But its nondescript appearance belies a history encompassing fraud in the boardroom and drama in the courtroom for a line first conceived by sports enthusiasts and finished by Chicago gangsters. With over 120 photographs, this book provides a history of its development from obtaining Parliamentary permission and raising finance through to geology and construction techniques. It details its operation including rolling stock, signalling, stations and signage from the beginning to the current day. The impact of the two World Wars is revealed and it remembers some of the accidents and tragedies that befell the line. Finally, the book describes its evolution up to the present day and beyond.
| Author | : Thomas Frederick Davis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 660 |
| Release | : 1925 |
| Genre | : Jacksonville (Fla.) |
| ISBN | : |
