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Author : Michael J. Freeman,Derek Howard Aldcroft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015019999914
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:875498914
Author : Derek H. ALDCROFT
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:59197969
Author : Michael Freeman,Derek Aldcroft
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781351343022
First published in 1985, this Atlas uses over 50 specially drawn maps to trace the rise and fall of the railways’ fortunes, and is supported by an interesting and authoritative text. Financial and operating statistics are clearly presented in diagrammatic form and provide a wealth of information rarely available to the student of railway history. Freeman and Aldcroft provide the basis for a new understanding of the way in which the railways transformed Britain by the scale of their engineering works, by shrinking national space and reorganising the layouts of urban areas. Maps show the evolution of early wagon routes into the first railway routes, the frenetic activity of the ‘Railway Mania’ years, and the consolidation of these lines into a national network. This exciting presentation of railway development will interest the enthusiast as well as the more general student of British transport history.
Author : Allan (Ian) ltd., London
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Atlases
ISBN : UOM:39015020921048
Author : Ian Allan Ltd,Ian Allan Publishing
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0711027269
The compilers of this new atlas have delved through the records to provide a comprehensive railway atlas covering the state of Britain's railways in January 1955, at the dawn of the modernisation era.
Author : David Spaven,Julian Holland
Publisher : Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0007435991
Follow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. The story is traced from early 'waggonways' through the steam era to today's diesel and electric railways.
Author : Ian Allan (Firm)
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0711024383
Originally published in 1948 as a permanent record of the British railway system as it was at the end of private ownership, this book is a graphic reminder of the scale of the railway industry in the period before nationalisation.'
Author : Hardb
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0711029652
In 1963 the then Chairman of the British Railways Board, Dr (later Lord) Richard Beeching produced his report on the future structure of the railway industry. Innocuously entitled The Reshaping of Britain's Railways, the report was to become one of the most controversial documents ever produced on a major British industry and, 40 years on, still represents one of the defining moments of Britain's railway history. Tasked by the government with reducing the ever-increasing losses suffered by the railway industry, Beeching's response was to take a root-and-branch analysis of each line that was still operational; the result was the infamous 'axe' - the proposal to close vast swathes of the railway network, thereby creating vast areas that were no longer served by rall. Although there were more positive aspects to the report, such as the emphasis on bulk freight traffic, it was the closure programme that most people, and especially railway enthusiasts, remember most. From 1964 onwards, the railways contracted rapidly; even the election of a new Labour Government in 1964 failed to stem the flow of closures but, by 1970, the majority of closures scheduled by Beeching had occurred.The early 1970s, however, did witness further limited closures as many of the lines which had been reprieved earlier, such as the lines serving much of east Lincolnshire, succumbed. In the second of Ian Allan Publishing's new series of historical railway atlases, the year 1970 comes under the spotlight. Taking 1 May 1970 as the cut off, the book provides a graphic portrait of the railway network as it existed after the wholesale closures of the 1960s. In 45 full colour maps, along with a comprehensive index, the user is provided with an interesting snapsnot of the railway industry at the time. For many, it will be illuminating to see how many routes survived the Beeching era only to succumb in the period after 1970; routes such as those to Bridport, lifracombe, Swanage and Minehead all feature as passenger routes while others, such as the branch to Hemyock, continued to eke out their existence as freight only lines.
Author : Derek Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCSD:31822036649713
" ... the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UVA:X001011805
Author : British Railway Board
Publisher : Collins
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0007511965
The Reshaping of British Railways is a piece of railway history every dedicated enthusiast will want in their collection. Bradshaw's Guide has given birth to a wave of nostalgia for our Victorian and Edwardian railway systems. The Reshaping of British Railways, another facsimile which will fascinate train buffs, is the document that decimated these systems forever. With the British Rail company's failure, by the early 1960s, to stem the network's huge annual losses, the government turned to Dr Richard Beeching. He was to save money by recommending the cutting of redundant routes and services. His two reports, The Reshaping of British Railways (1963) and The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes (1965), were published by the British Railways Board in 1965, and offer a fascinating snapshot of our nation's railways. In the first part of this historic facsimile, Dr Beeching identifies the 2,363 stations and 5,000 miles (8,000 km) of railway line for closure - over 50% of all stations and 30% of route miles. The second part recommends a small number of major remaining routes for significant investment. Well documented nationwide protests resulted in the saving of some stations and lines, but the majority were closed as planned and Beeching's name is to this day associated with the mass closure of railways and the loss of many local services in the period that followed. Now, for the first time, this iconic piece of railway history is available in its entirety, complete with the original tables and maps of routes deemed fit for closure.
Author : Michael G. Ball
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0711038031
A pocket guide to the railways of Great Britain and Ireland, now fully updated to take account of all recent network developments and changes since the last edition was published 10 years ago.
Author : Julian Holland,David L. Spaven
Publisher : Collins
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 000750649X
Throughout this engaging book is a series of 'milepost' features on key events, eras and personalities in the history of Britain's railways. From the enormous role the railways played in the World Wars to modern events, like the opening of the Channel Tunnel, this extensive book shows you how British history is firmly tied to the railways. The story is traced from early 'waggonways', through the steam era to today's diesel and electric railways.Mapping the Railways will appeal to railway enthusiasts, historians and general interest readers alike.Over 100 railway maps:,*Historical and modern rail network maps,*Extracts from Ordnance Survey sheets,*Plans for proposed railway schemesPivotal events in railway history:,*The nineteenth century saw the foundations laid for our modern railway network, with huge building projects constructing thousands of miles of track, bridges and tunnels,*Expansion slowed in the early twentieth century as competition from the car and the lorry began to bite,*Railways made an enormous contribution to the World Wars, then underwent massive re-equipment after nationalization
Author : Joe Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0711037280
This volume presents the reader with a straightforward and comprehensible study of the railways of Greater London. It shows all the lines, both open and closed, stations, including name changes and opening and closing dates and the relationship between the railway lines and London Underground tracks.