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| The British Railways Modernisation Plan of 1955 called for the introduction of 25kv AC (alternating current) services over the West Coast main line. The first section of this was energised in 1959. Over the next four decades, the 25kv network expanded, culminating in the electrification of the East ... Keywords: edinburgh, virgin, pendolino, emus, marsden, eurostar, eurotunnel, shuttle | |
| Dundee was a major area for early railway construction in Scotland. The earliest line opened in 1831, and by the late 1840s there were no less than three railways with termini in Dundee. The Arbroath & Forfar line opened in 1839, and before long it was possible to travel from Dundee to Forfar ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History Keywords: arbroath, forfar, dundee, kirriemuir, btanch, scotland, termini, agricultural, caledonian, glasgow, aberdeen, axis, genesis, scottish, contractor | |
| in 1931, the Vauxhall Motors subsidiary of General Motors began to produce a new range of British-Built commercial vehicles known as Bedfords. Their introduction followed the wall Street Crash of October 1929, which not only decimated world trade, but also brought about a minor revolution in the ... From the series Fare Stage Series Keywords: bedford, fare, vauxhall, british-built, crash, shift, vauxhall, bedford, truck, bedford, chassis, waveney, thurgood, bedford, chassis, bedford, non-municipal, bedford, earnshaw, parent, vauxhall, earnshaw, post-war, almet, post-war | |
| The Railway map of Birmingham and the West Midlands was extremely complicated, with the Midland, London North Western and Great Western Railways all vying for the area's trade. The present railway scene bears no resemblance to that of even 30 years ago. Then, semaphore signals sprouted at every ... From the series Marsden Rail Keywords: birmingham, semaphore, lickey, trent, hatton, oxley, pickup, marsden | |
| Dennis Herbert's earliest childhood memories recall growing up on one of the many sprawling housing estates which were built in the Birmingham area in the 1920s and 1930s. We learn of his family members and also friends and neighbours on the estate. Dennis was a schoolboy during the war years, and ... From the series Reminiscences Keywords: birmingham, footplateman, herbert, childhood, birmingham, schoolboy, life-long, fireman, tyseley, brother, tyseley, ogre, fire, smell, poor, mother, shiver, school, policy, birmingham, snow, eyesight, blindness, porter, tyseley, 40-plus, humble, fireman, saltley, aback, roster, gresley, arrow, gresley, railtour, tyseley, herbert, school, cotton, waste, shovel, saltley | |
| mplementing Number 8 in the Marsden Rail archive video series, 'Birmingham & the West Midlands', the programme opens at a bustling Snow Hill station, with steam much in evidence, before leaving for Stourbridge Jct via Soho & Winson Green, Handsworth and West Smethwick. Scenes at Stourbridge are ... From the series Marsden Rail Keywords: birmingham, marsden, birmingham, snow, stourbridge, soho, winson, handsworth, smethwick, stourbridge, occupy, wolverhampton, newly-built, wcml, lichfield, britannias, codsall, shifnall, shrewsbury, birmingham, lickey, bromsgrove, stourbridge, birmingham, haulage, shortage, ex-gwr, push-pull, stourbridge, marsden, birmingham | |
| Using top quality colour images, this book chronicles the Bluebell Railway's development and progress from humble beginnings to the world-renowned tourist attraction it is today. It will rekindle cherished memories of the Bluebell's early years for older people and provide a fascinating insight ... Keywords: bluebell, bluebell, humble, bluebell, welch, lswr, caledonian, freehold, sheffield, sheffield, bulleid, 21c123, blackmore, barry, scrap, grinstead, grinstead, buffet, sheffield, shuttle, farm, kingscote, terminus, metropolitan, children, workshop, princess, woodpax | |
| VHS Cassette (also available as DVD Video ). In this video, some of North Yorkshire's long lost Country Branchlines are looked at, the main feature being a ride on the daily Pickup goods train from Malton to Whitby on the l6th March 1965. We begin by following a Class J27 freight loco on the last ... From the series Marsden Rail Keywords: brakevan, whitby, yorkshire, pickup, malton, l6th, pilmoor, coxwold, york, winter, scarborough, coastline, marsden | |
| DVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). In this video, some of North Yorkshire's long lost Country Branchlines are looked at, the main feature being a ride on the daily Pickup goods train from Malton to Whitby on the l6th March 1965. We begin by following a Class J27 freight loco on the last ... From the series Marsden Rail Keywords: brakevan, whitby, yorkshire, pickup, malton, l6th, pilmoor, coxwold, york, winter, scarborough, coastline, marsden | |
| The charm of the small stations, the impressive upland scenery and the many ageing locomotives combined to make this route from Halwill particularly memorable for admirers of rural railways. These features, together with the peak holiday trains and humble local freight services, are all illustrated ... From the series Branch Lines Keywords: bude, upland, halwill, peak, humble, cornwall | |
| The Universal charm of GWR branches is illustrated impressively herein, with two appealing termini and the inevitable autotrains. Also included are two former main lines, which declined to become interesting rural byways of branch line character From the series Branch Lines Keywords: wiltshire, malmesbury, calne, melksham, termini, clane | |
| The rapid dieselisation of Britain's railways meant that many designs of locomotives were introduced from various manufacturers. Some were highly successful and generated a very enthusiastic following that continues today. British Diesel Locomotives is a superb collection of black-and-white ... Keywords: deltics, warshipsand, humble, hucknall, sulzer, warship, hydraulics, clayton, dmus | |
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