Railroads category: 1183 books
by Alan Stennett
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Lincolnshire is a largely rural county, which was reflected in the early history of the railway lines. The main lines mostly passed through on their way to somewhere else and the local traffic was handled by a large number of branch lines. Author Alan Stennett explores the history of the railways...
England’s Historic Churches by Train
A Companion Volume to England’s Cathedrals by Train
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2016
The second millennium saw the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Britain. One means by which the Normans tightened their grip on Britain after 1066 was by the construction of magnificent cathedrals, thereby demonstrating their intention to remain here. In his earlier book – England’s...
England's Cathedrals by Train
Discover how the Normans and Victorians Helped to Shape our Lives
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2013
One of the jewels in the nation's crown is its Anglican cathedrals. Many, constructed after the invasion of 1066, stand as monuments to the determination and commitment of their Norman builders. Others have been built in later centuries while some started life as parish churches and were subsequently...
Stour Valley Railway Through Time
Marks Tey to Bury St Edmunds & Cavendish
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
The Stour Valley line dates from 1849 and has had a long and turbulent history. Extended in 1865, the line reached the zenith of its fortunes under Great Eastern Railway. Thereafter, changes of ownership and cost-cutting programmes saw many services withdrawn and sections of the line closed. This,...
Cambridge Main Line Through Time Part 1
Cheshunt to Audley End
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
The railway at Broxbourne dates from 1840, and that at Bishop's Stortford from 1843; the rest of the line was running by 1845. A busy freight route up until the 1980s, it has seen large growth in the passenger business since electrification and the opening of the Stansted Airport branch. Recent investment...
Stour Valley Railway Part 2 Through Time
Clare to Shelford & Audley End
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2011
This part of the Stour Valley line dates from 1865 and survived for 102 years; the Saffron Walden branch followed a few months later. From the 1920s, both lines fought a rearguard action against road competition. Busy again during the Second World War and for a short period afterwards, both lines...
by Stanley C. Jenkins
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2013
The Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway originated during the 'Railway Mania' years of the mid-1840s, when ambitious landowners and industrialists conceived the idea of a main line link between London and the West Midlands industrial areas. With Isambard Kingdom Brunel as its engineer, the...
by Greg Morse
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2017
This is a portrait of a railway network that became beloved of the last generations lucky enough to experience mainline steam. The 1960s saw great change in British society, which was moving ever further from the deference that had been ebbing since the Great War and ever faster towards the ‘white...
Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country
Sheffield to Bristol 1957 - 1963
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterized by change; massive change, as its management attempted to meet statutory obligations against a background of social, economic and political influences. The Modernisation Plan of 1955 paved the way for the electrification...
British Steam - Military Connections
Great Western Railway, Southern Railway, British Railways & War Department Steam Locomotives
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2016
In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct links with military personnel, regiments, squadrons, naval vessels, aircraft, battles and associated historic events. For example,...
Military Connections
GWR, SR, BR & WD Steam Locomotives
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2019
In Great Britain there existed a practice of naming steam railway locomotives. The names chosen covered many and varied subjects, however a large number of those represented direct links with military personnel, regiments, squadrons, naval vessels, aircraft, battles and associated historic events....
Isle of Man Transport: A Colour Journey in Time
Steam Railways, Ships, and Road Services Buses
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2017
This stunning selection of color views, dating from the period 1953-1980, includes most of the vessels operated during this period by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and The Ramsey Steamship Company. Passenger boats and freighters are seen at ports on the island and on the mainland. There is...
Detailing and Modifying Ready-to-Run Locomotives in 00 Gauge
Volume 1: British Diesel and Electric Locomotives, 1955 - 2008
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
The 00 gauge ready-to-run market has changed dramatically over the past decade, with supreme levels of accuracy, detail, finish and mechanical performance now becoming the standard benchmark of all new models. As the hobby continues to blossom, an increasing range of steam, diesel and electric subjects...
by David Cable
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
This photographic album portrays the four classes of locomotives introduced to operate on the British Railways system, prior to Privatization in 1994.
Increasing loads and deteriorating reliability of older classes necessitated the design of new, higher horsepower classes of diesel locomotives...