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Author | : David Christie |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 139 |
Release | : 2017-08-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445669471 |
David Christie offers up thirty years of wonderful photos of the Bluebell Railway.
Author | : W. Awdry |
Publisher | : Egmont Books (UK) |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Children's stories, English |
ISBN | : 9781405203487 |
A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.
Author | : Wilbert Awdry |
Publisher | : Egmont Books (UK) |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2004-10-01 |
Genre | : Children's stories, English |
ISBN | : 9781405203548 |
The Fat Controller has re-oped the a branch line on which Duck worked, and is joined by Oliver, a Great Western Engine who is saved from the scrap heap.
Author | : Colin Tyson |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2020-03-15 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1445688433 |
Delving into the official Bluebell Railway archives, Colin Tyson celebrates the first sixty years of Britain's premier heritage railway.
Author | : Andrew Martin |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-04-29 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1782834893 |
'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Author | : Simon Hall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781999580506 |
Author | : Jacqueline Wilson |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 512 |
Release | : 2021-09-16 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0241517788 |
Sit back and enjoy the journey! Phoebe Robinson loves making up stories - just like her wonderful, imaginative Dad. When he mysteriously disappears, Phoebe, Perry, Becks and their mum must leave everything behind and move to a small cottage in the middle of nowhere. Struggling to feel at home and missing her Dad terribly, Phoebe's only distraction is her guinea pig Daisy. Until the family discover the thrilling steam trains at the railway station and suddenly, every day is filled with adventure. But Phoebe still can't help wondering, what is Mum hiding and more worryingly is Dad okay? A captivating reimagining of The Railway Children from the award-winning, bestselling, beloved Jacqueline Wilson.
Author | : John Palmer |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2021-01-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1526777924 |
“Sets out to address what really happened . . . through its LNER days and into British Railways custodianship . . . A well-researched and presented tome.” —Key Model World For generations of railway enthusiasts and more lately for social historians, the life and times of the former Great Central Railway and in particular its extension towards London in the 1890s and closure seventy years later, have generated considerable interest and controversy. Although many books have been written about the Railway, the majority in recent times have concentrated upon providing a photographic record and a nostalgic look in retrospect to what was generally perceived as happier times for the route. None of the books have presented the outcome from thorough research into the business aspects of the Railway and its successive private (LNER) and public (BR) ownerships through war and peace, and times of industrial, social and political change, that influenced and shaped the demand for a railway service. While retaining a strong railway theme throughout, the book identifies the role played by successive governments, the electricity and coal industries and the effect of social change that, together resulted in a case for closure. The content of the book replaces much supposition with fact and places on record what really happened. The final part of the book acknowledges the fine work over half a century of volunteers dedicated to saving a section of the line in Leicestershire. “A valuable addition to the social and political history of railways.” —The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
Author | : David Goodyear |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2023-09-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 139906634X |
Railway liveries play an important role in establishing much-valued recognition of the many operating companies through the variety of colors worn by their trains which ply our British railways. These reinforce the pride that their “uniform” bestows. This is demonstrated by the immaculate designs which adorned the Pre-grouping steam locomotives through to the stamp of Network South East which certainly raised the profile of many ordinary commuter trains, at least around London and the Home Counties. Similarly, it is a quality which is especially evident in the ubiquitous all-pervading British Railways blue era, which now features as an essential ingredient in diesel preservation, as also in a multitude of colors and futuristic designs bestowed by the contemporary privatized passenger and freight companies. Furthermore, consider the appeal of “retro” liveries which decorate some of the locomotives hauling charter trains, a trend which reinforces the popularity of liveries which were once merely part of the mundane everyday scene. Any glimpse through the news reviews and photographs published in monthly railway magazines will reveal such a kaleidoscope of colors adorning the locomotives and rolling stock which traverse the UK’s modern and preserved railways. This book endeavors to facilitate a brief overview of some of these liveries in the hope that it will whet the readers’ appetite to explore their own world of railway liveries.
Author | : John Woodhams |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword Transport |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2023-11-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1399071998 |
William Adams (1823 – 1904) is probably best known from his locomotive designs for the London & South Western Railway. The years at Nine Elms were the culmination of career which began formally in marine engineering, including a period at sea with the Royal Sardinian Navy, encompassed civil engineering and surveying before joining the North London Railway as locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent. He has been described as the father of the suburban train, an inventive engineer, who pioneered the use of continuous train brakes, developed well designed, free-steaming locomotive boilers for services requiring rapid acceleration and frequent stops, and his invention of a bogie with controlled side-play revolutionized future locomotive design. His next move was to the Great Eastern Railway where his designs met with mixed success, before moving south of the Thames to Nine Elms. Here, over five hundred locomotives were built to his designs, with his later express classes regarded by many as his greatest achievement. Adams also proved himself a very capable designer in developing locomotive and carriage works at all three railways, improving efficiency and reducing costs. This book tells the story of a genial man with a love of music, who was undoubtedly one of the finest late Victorian locomotive engineers.