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Author : Michael Mather
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445655765
Michael Mather delves into the past of Fife's railways with a selection of photographs mainly from the 1950s and 1960s.
Author : David Tucker
Publisher : The Crowood Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-25
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781785007934
Scottish Highland Railways describes eight great journeys by rail through northern Scotland, detailing the history of the lines while travelling along their modern-day routes. In addition, the landscapes, regional history, stations and services available are all described. With over 100 present-day and archive photographs and maps, this book provides the histories of the railways of the east coast, the Grampian region, the highland main line and the Far North, West Highland and Oban, Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh lines. A railway company 'family tree' is given and a timeline documenting the many mergers and changes over time. The recent history of these railways in the 20th and 21st centuries is given along with a list of operational stations in 2020 together with passenger usage statistics. There are also details of rail organizations and regulations in Scotland.
Author : Peter Waller
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781526773456
It was to the south-west of Leeds that one of the key lines in the development of Britain’s railway network – the Middleton Railway – established the principle of seeking parliamentary sanction for the construction of a new form of transport. Five decades later in the early nineteenth century it was again the Middleton Railway that was at the forefront of the use of steam – rather than animal – power to move coal from colliery to market. From the early 1830s through until the early years of the twentieth century the local railway network continued to expand; indeed, if it had not been for the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 the area would have played host to one of the last first-generation main lines to be constructed with the Midland Railway planning – and partially constructing – a new main line north from Royston. In the event the line was never completed, consigning Bradford to be served by no more than glorified branch lines. Providing a largely illustrated account to the history of the railway development of the area, the book includes a fascinating selection of illustrations that focus on the evolution of the network in the almost eighty years since the end of the Second World War.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024867041
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1362 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215956108
Author : Leslie Oppitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 1853060054
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : David & Charles
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781446355237
Drivers, signalmen, stationmasters and more share their stories of working on steam trains. Take a step back into the world of steam railways, and discover the reality of life and work on Britain's railway system before the Beeching cuts and the introduction of diesel changed it forever. Tom Quinn has sought out a fascinating range of characters who recount their experiences of working on steam trains. From a shedmaster to a fireman, from an engine driver to a signalman, tales of accidents and mishaps, evenings round the fire in the worker's common room, and the perils of left luggage in the days when almost anything might—and frequently did—turn up! These remarkable reminiscences paint a vivid picture of life on the old railways when Britain's railway system was the envy of the world.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015019902942
Author : Thomas M. Cooley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368267018
Reprint of the original, first published in 1890.
Author : Peter Paye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0860932125
Author : Bruce Elleman,Stephen Kotkin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317465478
The railways of Manchuria offer an intriguing vantage point for an international history of northeast Asia. Before the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway in 1916, the only rail route from the Imperial Russian capital of St. Petersburg to the Pacific port of Vladivostok transited Manchuria. A spur line from the Manchurian city of Harbin led south to ice-free Port Arthur. Control of these two rail lines gave Imperial Russia military, economic, and political advantages that excited rivalry on the part of Japan and unease on the part of weak and divided China. Meanwhile, the effort to defend and retain that strategic hold against rising Japanese power strained distant Moscow. Control of the Manchurian railways was contested in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5; Japan's 1931 invasion and establishment of the puppet state of Manchukuo; the second Sino-Japanese War and World War II in Asia; and, the Chinese civil war that culminated in the Communist victory over the Nationalists. Today, the railways are critical to plans for development of China's sparsely populated interior. This volume brings together an international group of scholars to explore this fascinating history.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Finance
ISBN : STANFORD:36105026244173
Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780297870593
The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . . Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn, blow up anyone in reach. Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Disease, accidents and disasters accounted for thousands of deaths and many more injuries. While history has focused on the triumph of engineers, the victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families and they deserve to be remembered . . .
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015065069117
Author : Hyde Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Railroads
ISBN : UOM:39015089268463