Railroads

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944723Author Alan ClarkeFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 169mm * 238mm * 9mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857942057Author Brian GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

A railway arrived on Anglesey in 1848, linking London and Dublin. It was the great railway engineer Robert Stephenson who ensured that the railway link to Ireland would run along the North Wales coast to Holyhead when he presented plans that overcame the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781873793121Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

In the 1960s, there were still steam locomotives based at Ayr depot and a wealth of branch lines crossed the Ayrshire countryside. Although there was a wave of closures following the Beeching Report, by the 1980s it was decided that what railways were...

The Gas Tram was a short-lived phenomenon which briefly seemed to herald a new way forward in tramcar design, replacing horses and steam locomotives on the streets with quieter and smoother travel. One of the major advantages of the gas tram, according...

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With bygone railway scenes from all over Yorkshire, 184 pictures - 11 of them colour - illustrate the wide variety of diesel locomotives and multiple units to be found in the white rose county prior to the end of British Rail steam on 11th August 1968...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908174451Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906008666Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

The Union had won the Civil War and abolished slavery. However, Lincoln, an early champion of railroads, would not live to see the next great achievment. The governmentpitted the Union Pacific against the Central Pacific in a race that encouraged speed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853614517Author Peter PayeFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 11mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854144416Author Antony Badsey-EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Capital Transport PublishingPublisher Capital Transport Publishing

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The Midwestern state of Illinois, known as the Prairie State, is not known for its varied topography, but this mostly flat land was indeed very conducive to the construction of railroads. It is located at a place where east meets west as railroads...

It was often joked that Swindon Works' men came with 'GWR' stamped on their bottoms, so much so that even in the BR era they considered themselves Great Western! Those who worked 'Inside' as locals called it, possessed a fierce price in their work and in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840338089Author Ray FinchamFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake PublishingDimensions(mm) 173mm * 240mm * 4mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904474302Author Mitchell VicFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853612261Author R.J. MaycockFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint The Oakwood PressPublisher Stenlake Publishing

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857944969Author Derek DoddsFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media Group

At the forefront of innovation and development in the rail world, the Southern Railway was the only main-line railway to embrace electrification wholeheartedly, creating what was at the time the world's largest electric suburban network. It was also the...

Hungary offers the railway photographer a wealth of different trains to document; alongside the state railway operator MAV there are a number of private companies operating all over the country, such as GYSEV, Floyd and AWT. There are also a number of...

With its size, France is home to a huge number of locomotives. The country can basically be split in two, with the northern half running on AC traction, and the southern half on DC traction. A vast number of locomotives are dual-powered, and so can run...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857945348Author David WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Silver Link BooksPublisher Mortons Media GroupDimensions(mm) 238mm * 172mm * 9mm

For the first quarter of the twentieth century, trams constituted the main workhorses of the public road transport system before Birmingham Corporation buses eventually replaced them completely. 1868 brought the formation of the General Omnibus Co. which...

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Although the railways weren't the first type of mass holiday transport - that prize goes to the steamships that preceded them - they helped develop many of Britain's favourite seaside resorts. Holiday Trains follows this development, paying visits to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906919665Author Garry YatesFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Irwell PressPublisher Irwell Press

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In October 1982, Paul Williams went to university - in Newcastle upon Tyne. His first act in the city was to buy a good camera, and over the next four years he took photos of the buses and trains of the region plus the city's brand-new Metro system. ...

Renowned throughout the world as a centre for engineering excellence, the Swindon Works of the former Great Western Railway hold a special place in the affections of rail enthusiasts. Former Swindon apprentice Ken Gibbs remembers the sights, sounds,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901706703Author Vic MitchellFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Middleton PressPublisher Middleton Press