RailwaysThe Railway Preservation Story is both fascinating and outstanding and it covers a valiant story of the fight to save both redundant section of Railway line or Locomotives that had been consigned to the scrapyard. Many articles have been written about the preservation story, and basically the ...Keywords: squadron, fight, scrapyard, torch, officialdom, humor, tragedy, squadron, scrapyard, barry, barrie, squadron, pacifics | |
RailwaysIf ever there was a steam locomotive with nine lives, it is The Flying Scotsman. Rescued in the early sixties for preservation just in the nick of time as the rapid rundown of steam saw a sad procession of locomotives to the scrapyard, she has gone through a succession of owners who have taken her ...Keywords: scotsman, scotsman, scrapyard, alice, australia, orient, francisco, urgent, roden, rollercoaster, leicester, fish, spitfire, treasure, scotsman, roden, genesis, mask, knight, armour, indian, non-stop, swan-song, marchington, scotsman | |
RailwaysPerhaps the most well-known steam locomotive, Gresley designed A3 4-6-2 'Flying Scotsman', is at present undergoing restoration after a remarkable time following withdrawal in 1963 and being purchased into private ownership. This is the story of this classic locomotive from its days in service with ...Keywords: scotsman, well-known, gresley, scotsman, lner, mcintosh, gresley, pacifics, pacifics, pegler, america, mcalpine, marchington, icon | |
RailwaysFrom hauling the first non-stop express from London to Edinburgh in 1928 and breaking the 100mph barrier in 1934, to being sold in 1963, and to its final home at the York National Railway Centre, The Flying Scotsman has a rich and, at times, controversial history. It has travelled across the USA ...Keywords: scotsman, edinburgh, york, australia, paid, sharpe | |
RailwaysDVD Video (also available as VHS Cassette ). It's the most famous steam engine in the world and at it's new home - the nation railway Museum in York - they're getting the old girl ready for her summer excursions to Scarborough. FLYING SCOTSMAN - Running the Legend offers a fascinating look behind ...Keywords: scotsman, york, girl, scarborough, scotsman, race, scotsman, yorkshire | |
RailwaysFOURS reviews the history of the Class 37/4 since its creation in 1985/86. Although the 31 locos featured heavily at first on the work for which they were created - passenger services in Scotland and Wales - changing traffic trends spead them across England, too, in later years, on both passenger ...Keywords: scotland, spead, welsh, scottish, logo, scotland, barnetby, stone, peak, highland, club, leyland, salwick, noisy, poulton-le-fylde, bullet, margam, machen, quarry, fort, sleeper, scotsman, pathfinder, arriva, duke, gloucester, glamorgan, barry, saloon, graphics | |
RailwaysGeorge Townsend Andrews (1804-55) is best known for his railway buildings, most designed during the decade 1839-49 for George Hudson, the first Railway King. A time of hectic expansion in the railway system, it saw a rapid evolution in the types of building required, something we can follow through ...Keywords: andrews, york, architect, andrews, hudson, andrews, york, medieval, york, terminus, euston, pattern, hull, hotel, small-town, filey, richmond, halifax, hart, hotel, york, yorkshire, york, newton-on-ouse, patronage, andrews, york, fawcett | |
MaritimeIn his very first book for Ian Allan Publishing, Brian Patton examines the history of Clyde steamers from the earliest days, through to their final demise. Starting the story in 1877, when the first vessels designed to provide passengers with an increased level of comfort (to encourage an interest ... From the series Glory Days …Keywords: clyde, patton, clyde, encourage, clyde, mid-1970s, clyde, queen, glad, dunoon, rothesay, winter, scotland, duchess, montrose, clyde, patton | |
RailwaysWhen it was first created under Chris Garnett, GNER was widely regarded as being the finest of the Train Operating Companies established post-Privatisation. Having inherited the newly-electrified East Coast Main Line, with its stock of Class 91 locomotives, GNER's early years were triumphant with ...Keywords: gner, scotsman, garnett, gner, gner, gner, franchise, eurostar, balmforth, franchise, franchise, disaster | |
Railways'All day long the Angel of Death has been hovering over Osborne House. One could almost hear the beating of the wings, but at a quarter past six those wings were folded and the Queen was at rest'. These words were written by the Special Court correspondent of The Times on 22nd January, 1901, the ... From the series Series XKeywords: victoria, queen, empress, queen, victoria, funeral, angel, death, osborne, queen, court, correspondent, queen, victoria, york, tribune, queen, queen, grief, sorrow, sympathy, palace, westminster, straightaway, queen, gosport, victoria, paddington, windsor, funeral, keat | |
MaritimeThere is hardly a family in and around Merseyside that wasn't involved with shipping in one way or another. Now, after searching the world for over ten years to find rare archive film, producer Des Cox has magically managed to recreate those halcyon days finm the turn of the century to the 1960's ... From the series Great LinersKeywords: mersey, wasn, finm, mersey, maritime, cunarder, star, canadian, funnel, psnc, elder, dempster, lamport, holt, palm, bibby, anchor, lusitania, york, spine, lamport, holt, lyle, star, bibby, container | |
MaritimeDVD-R Video (also available at HALF PRICE as VHS Cassette ).It is doubtful if any ship in history had such a chequered career as the Queen Mary. She was once the largest liner alloat, she held the Blue Riband for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic, she carried the world's rich and famous in ... From the series Great LinersKeywords: queen, dvd-r, queen, liner, alloat, riband, queen, queen, liner, sail, riband, liner, normandie, crews, navy | |
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