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Trains & railways: general interest
Brand: Pen and Sword Books
In 1957 the Western Region of BR identified a need for 400 Type 1 diesel locomotives for short-haul freight duties but it was 1964 before the first was introduced. General-purpose Type 1s were being delivered elsewhere but WR management regarded the..
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A fascinating but much overlooked era for the modern traction enthusiast is the changeover era from the old British Railways green and maroon to the corporate image Rail Blue of the new British Rail which stretched from the mid 1960s to the very ear..
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Brand: Bradt Travel Guides
Expert railway enthusiast Ben le Vay returns with a new edition of his much-acclaimed guide to discovering Britain from the rails. This latest edition adds new lines and destinations in Britain's fast-changing railway, while updating the guide to th..
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Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
Explore Britain's remaining historic lines with railway expert Julian Holland.The essential guide to exploring Britain's last remaining historic lines, Britain's Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip...
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Brand: Amberley Publishing
Over the last few years the UK rail network has been going through a transformative period, changing rail travel for many different people. New train operators and new trains have revolutionised the way we travel. In this book Adam Head utilises a n..
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Brand: Pen and Sword Books
The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colours and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The ..
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Brand: Amberley Publishing
The earliest railways were built for industrial uses, coal being the principal commodity carried, perhaps from the pit to a dockside or canal for onward transport. After the passenger railway came onto the scene, industrial railways continued in ope..
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Brand: Whittles Publishing
The British have always had a special affinity for their coastal resorts and piers are the epitome of the British seaside. This book takes the reader on a clockwise tour of our islands, stopping at every pier and walking through their histories. Yet..
25.53£
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
The authoritative and fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail'Wolmar's book is impeccably organized and makes a fast, enjoyable read' THE TIMES Literary Supplement________You think you know British Rail. But you don'..
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Brand: The Crowood Press
The first of the English Electric Type 1 design, what we now know as the Class 20s, appeared in June 1957. With their distinctive 'chopper' engine sound, these single-cabbed locomotives soon gained a reputation for rugged reliability brought about b..
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Brand: Amberley Publishing
The 1980s and 1990s were exciting times for British Rail. For many years British Rail had been structured into regions and the livery for rolling stock consisted of blue and grey or just plain blue. Now, however, the railways of Britain were enterin..
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Brand: Crecy Publishing
ISBN: 9781800351448Publisher: Crecy PublishingImprint: Crecy PublishingPublished date: 30 Apr 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 120gHeight: 103mmWidth: 159mmSpine width: 18mm..
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Brand: Amberley Publishing
The 1980s were years of momentous change on Britain's railways. At the dawn of the decade it was still possible to travel on a Sundays-only St Pancras to Manchester Piccadilly service that traversed the Woodhead route, or catch a Deltic-hauled expre..
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Brand: Mortons Media Group
This is the story of how Britain's railway disasters, horrific though they may be, change the network for the better through the crucial lessons that are learned. It starts with fatalities on early mining tramways before the dawn of the steam age an..
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This title provides a comprehensive listing of exactly what was running on Britain's railways during 1948. ISBN: 9781910809600Publisher: Crécy Publishing Ltd.Imprint: Crécy Publishing Ltd.Published date: 30 Jun 2019DEWEY: 625.260941DEWEY edition: 23..
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Rare and previously unpublished photographs of the railways that served East Sussex during the final years of steam locomotion. ISBN: 9781913555115Publisher: Unique BooksImprint: Unique BooksPublished date: 31 Aug 2022DEWEY: 385.314094225DEWEY editi..
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Brand: Pen and Sword Books
After the Second World War, Britain's railways were rundown and worn out, requiring massive investment and modernisation. The 'Big Four' railway companies were nationalised from 1948 and the newly formed British Railways embarked on a programme of b..
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ISBN: 9781910809754Publisher: Oxford Publishing Co.Imprint: Crecy PublishingPublished date: 30 Sep 2020Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 304Weight: 850gHeight: 216mmWidth: 304mmSpine width: 23mm..
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Brand: Mortons Media Group
The first railway chemical laboratory was opened in 1864 by the London & North Western Railway at Crewe, and the last ones lost their direct link to the rail industry on their privatisation in 1996. Whatever their expertise, every railway chemist or..
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Railways were invented to carry goods, primarily minerals. After more than a century and by the time of nationalisation, their role as common carrier whereby they were obliged to carry any type of freight had fully developed. This comprehensive hand..
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Brand: Mortons Media Group
British steam in colour 1957 to 1975 ISBN: 9781857945850Publisher: Mortons Media GroupImprint: Mortons Media GroupPublished date: 16 Aug 2021Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 128Weight: 574gHeight: 245mmWidth: 171mmSpine width: 15mm..
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Brand: Mortons Media Group
Engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway was not only bigger, wider and faster than any other of its day, but linked London to New York via his great steamships from Bristol. His unique broad gauge 'super railway' also conn..
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ISBN: 9781907094200Publisher: Santona PublicationsImprint: Santona PublicationsPublished date: 19 Apr 2009DEWEY: 625.19DEWEY edition: 22Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 64Weight: 284gHeight: 269mmWidth: 212mmSpine width: 6mm..
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Brand: Amberley Publishing
The 1970 merger of Northern Pacific; Great Northern; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; and Spokane, Portland & Seattle created a new super railroad spanning the northern and central United States over a 25,000-mile network. For twenty-five years, BN was..
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