Early Railways

Author : Dan Free
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781462907212

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Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 by Dan Free Pdf

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization. Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike. This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.

Author : Peter Chatham,Stephen Weston
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-15
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781526700186

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Early Railways by Peter Chatham,Stephen Weston Pdf

History, references, and resources for modeling the earliest decades of British rail travel. This is a guide to the earliest period of railway history, from the very beginnings of steam traction at the start of the nineteenth century, up to about 1880. Over these few decades the railways evolved from something that at the start was markedly different, into a scene that any present-day railwayman would recognize. It is a time with much to commend it from a modeler’s point of view. The trains were much shorter and therefore easier to fit into the limited space most of us have available as, correspondingly, were the station layouts, especially at the beginning of the period. Covering infrastructure, locomotives, carriages, and wagons, this is an invaluable resource for those who want to explore the modeling possibilities of nineteenth-century railways.

Author : Anthony Dawson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445667812

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The Early Railways of Leeds by Anthony Dawson Pdf

Fully illustrated, this book by railway historian Anthony Dawson will explore how the railways came to Leeds.

Author : Anthony Dawson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-06-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445665191

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The Early Railways of Manchester by Anthony Dawson Pdf

A fascinating look at the early railways of Manchester.

Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Times Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 0008249482

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The First Railways by Derek Hayes Pdf

Highly illustrated volume covering the emergence of the modern railway in a unique, essentially geographical way. Contemporary maps, many never before published, showing the locations and routes of the early railways.

Author : Michael Foley
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526786807

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Britain's Railways in the First World War by Michael Foley Pdf

It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain’s railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would take them to France. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Without the help from the railways it is unlikely that the war would have been over as quickly as it was. In Britain’s Railways in the First World War Michael Foley examines how the railway system and its workers proved to be a vital part of the war effort, one contemporary writer even commenting that he thought they were as significant as the navy. The book describes how the enlistment of railway troops for the Royal Engineers to meet the increasing transport demands of the military was to bleed the civilian system dry as skilled railwaymen were sent to work at the front. In addition, the military commandeered thousands of Britain’s railway vehicles, sending them to each of the theatres of war, and turned the already stressed railway workshops away from maintaining what remained of the country’s railways and rolling stock so they could produce armaments for the forces instead. The book also reveals how the British were so far behind their enemies and allies in the use of railway support to the front lines that they had to plead for help from Canada.

Author : Raymond Albert Cook,C. R. Clinker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UVA:X001019511

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Early Railways Between Abergavenny and Hereford by Raymond Albert Cook,C. R. Clinker Pdf

Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 1771621753

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Historical Atlas of Early Railways by Derek Hayes Pdf

In a sense the very earliest railways were simply ruts caused by the passage of carts on softer ground. Railways of this nature may have been in use as early as 2200 BCE. But railways became a worldwide economic force only in the middle of the nineteenth century, some forty or fifty years after the first demonstration of a mechanically powered train. What radically changed--in the space of less than three decades--was the method of propulsion, from human or horse power to steam powered "travelling engines," the forerunners of the modern railway locomotive. Such railways enabled faster, more efficient transport of people and goods, opened the world to settlement and changed the nature of war, allowing supplies and soldiers to be moved much faster than on horseback or on foot. Historical Atlas of Early Railways highlights the innovations, failures and most memorable moments of railways through the ages. Read about a variety of designs and inventions including the steam underground in 1863, rack and mountain railways, electric railways, monorails and atmospheric railways. Study the world's oldest surviving railway map. This newest addition to the popular Historical Atlas Series features 320 maps and 450 photos and other illustrations, and is a beautifully designed chronicle for anyone who has a fondness for history, maps or trains.

Author : John Van Laun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Railroads, Industrial
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026639232

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Early Limestone Railways by John Van Laun Pdf

Author : Michael Jonathan Taunton Lewis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Railroad engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120002972

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Early Railways 2 by Michael Jonathan Taunton Lewis Pdf

"Nineteen papers presented to the Second International Early Railways Conference, discussing many aspects of the railways which preceded the main lines of the Railway Age, as exemplified by the cover picture of a South Wales coal train in 1821. The fruit of wide research, these authoritative studies embrace history and archaeology, locomotives and permanent way, financing and management. They shed new light and offer fresh perspectives on the formative years of railways, both in Britain and elsewhere." -- back of book.

Author : Michael J. Freeman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0300079702

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Railways and the Victorian Imagination by Michael J. Freeman Pdf

Discusses the cultural and social effect that the railway had on nineteenth century society in Great Britain

Author : Herb MacDonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1897009674

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Cape Breton Railways by Herb MacDonald Pdf

CAPE BRETON'S RAIL LINES are perhaps best known for their substantial roles in the coal and steel industries-and their decline as those industries faded away. Yet, despite their prominent connections to coal and steel, railways played many other important roles in the life of the Island.For a hundred years, railways carried people to and from Cape Breton as well as between communities on the island. Railways carried the mail; before the development of the telephone system, the railway companies provided telegraph service for occasions when the mail was too slow; railways moved freight and express for individuals and businesses; and the railways provided jobs, in large numbers, directly to their own employees and indirectly through companies whose products and services they used.The first horse-powered line at Sydney Mines is a contender for recognition as the first railway in Canada, a subject examined in chapter 1. The case for that honour requires a definition of “railway” based on a long-run sense of history-but any serious look at railways calls for a long-run view.In 1829, only four years after the opening of the Stockton and Darlington in County Durham, England, the railway age came to Cape Breton. The first lines on the island used horse-power for more than two decades. Steam locomotives did not arrive until 1853. The early Cape Breton experience was a direct transfer of early English technology, but what had happened in England over the course of two hundred years occurred on Cape Breton within the span of twenty-five years.Over the next century-and-a-half, as some areas of Cape Breton evolved from a rural and agricultural society into an urban and industrial one, railways played a central role in supporting the changes that took place. This book looks at those railways in the contexts of what was happening on and beyond the Island.Cape Breton's railways were shaped by factors such physical geography, availability of both capital and customers, and the distribution of population and industries. In response to those factors, railway builders and operators often had to make difficult choices and try to deal with factors they could not control.

Author : Gordon Thomson
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785001482

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Railways of Ayrshire by Gordon Thomson Pdf

In the early 1800s, Ayrshire was already established as a prosperous, mainly rural agricultural county. The realization that there was abundant coal and (to a lesser extent) iron ore deposits to be exploited, together with the coming of the Industrial Revolution, rendered the area wide open to the 'railway mania' that swept Britain in the mid to late 1800s. The proximity of the county north to Glasgow and south to Carlisle (and thence south) made it an attractive proposition for early railway developers. Gordon Thomson explores the history and development of the railway routes in Ayrshire; how the coming of the railways changed the face of the area and supported the growth of industry. It looks at how services evolved through the eras of LMS, nationalization and privatization, and the preservation and heritage scene in Ayrshire. Superbly illustrated with 273 colour and black & white photographs.

Author : Richard Christopher Rapier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035197511

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On the Fixed Signals of Railways by Richard Christopher Rapier Pdf

Author : Jim Harter
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Engraving
ISBN : 9780801880896

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World Railways of the Nineteenth Century by Jim Harter Pdf

With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword