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Author : Colin L. Williams
Release : 1976
Genre : Locomotive works
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Book Rating : 571/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis More Great Western Steam on Shed by : Colin L. Williams
Download or read book More Great Western Steam on Shed written by Colin L. Williams. This book was released on 1976. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ken Gibbs
Release : 2014-08-19
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 399/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway by : Ken Gibbs
Download or read book The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway written by Ken Gibbs. This book was released on 2014-08-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great Western Railway. As this mighty corporation grew, it absorbed an astonishing 353 railway companies. Many of them had their own workshops, depots and manufacturing, often assembling locomotives to the designs of other companies. All these, along with the various designs, became the responsibility of the GWR on takeover, and followed its standardisation of components where this was possible. These works became the beating heart of the GWR's vast empire, where majestic engines were built and maintained by some of the most skillful and inventive engineers of the day. Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibbs presents a comprehensive portrait of the works from Brunel to the final days of steam in the mid-twentieth century, and beyond to the rediscovery and renovation of many of the workshops for their unique heritage.
Author : Keith Widdowson
Release : 2022-01-06
Genre : Transportation
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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.
Author : Steve Bartlett
Release : 2020-08-31
Genre : Transportation
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Book Rating : 627/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Worcester Locomotive Shed by : Steve Bartlett
Download or read book Worcester Locomotive Shed written by Steve Bartlett. This book was released on 2020-08-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WORCESTER LOCOMOTIVE SHED is the third in a series of in depth studies of Western Region motive power depots. This provincial city was a busy and fascinating rail centre with main line passenger and freight services passing through alongside local passenger and freight tripping duties that together provided an endless panorama of railway activity. The Great Western Railway had a major locomotive depot here and this book takes a detailed look at the shed, how it functioned, its locomotives and its operational duties during the latter days of steam. As well as official records valuable detail and reminiscences have been gathered from former footplate and shed staff ensuring that local custom and practice is well recorded in the story. The depots sub-sheds at Evesham, Honeybourne, Kingham and Ledbury are also all covered in detail as well as Worcester Locomotive Works. Worcester was also home to the fondly remembered ex-GWR diesel railcars and it was their last operational base at time of final withdrawal in 1962. Their role in the area is well covered in photographs and words. Taken together the book is both a valuable historical record and a fascinating and readable story of a large motive power depot in the latter days of steam.
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Release : 1993
Genre : Railroads
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