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Author : Mike Arlett
Release : 1990-01-01
Genre : Locomotives
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 806/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Western Steam in the West Country by : Mike Arlett
Download or read book Great Western Steam in the West Country written by Mike Arlett. This book was released on 1990-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : 4588
Release : 1976
Genre : Locomotives
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Book Rating : 882/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Western Steam in the West Country by : 4588
Download or read book Great Western Steam in the West Country written by 4588. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Roden
Release : 2012
Genre : Railroad companies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 151/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Western Railway by : Andrew Roden
Download or read book Great Western Railway written by Andrew Roden. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author’s own campaigning!). While the GWR’s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company’s history an enthralling journey.
Author : Allen Jackson
Release : 2017-04-15
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 127/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Great Western Railway Stations by : Allen Jackson
Download or read book Great Western Railway Stations written by Allen Jackson. This book was released on 2017-04-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.
Author : Keith Widdowson
Release : 2022-01-06
Genre : Transportation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 772/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Great Western Steam Retreat by : Keith Widdowson
Download or read book The Great Western Steam Retreat written by Keith Widdowson. This book was released on 2022-01-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
