[462] | TITLES ON TOPICS IN GWR GOODS SERVICES - AN INTRODUCTION WHICH START WITH 'H' | |
Buses, Road VehiclesIn the golden age of bus operation, before private-car ownership and a predilection for watching television indoors instead of going to the cinema, Hants & Dorset Motor Services Ltd, based on Bournemouth, ran a compact network of services in those two counties, covering coastal towns and cities ... From the series PrestigeKeywords: dorset, private-car, cinema, dorset, bournemouth, compact, weymouth, fareham, inland, shaftesbury, fordingbridge, andover, winchester, petersfield, bournemouth, leyland, chassis, daimler, chassis, second-hand, postwar, policy, bristol, caldicott, phil | |
RailwaysIt is now 50 years since this appalling accident, when on 8th October, 1952, 112 people were killed and 167 passengers were taken to hospital for treatment making it the 2nd most serious railway accident in the United Kingdom. It came about when the overnight sleeping car train from Perth to London ... From the series Series XKeywords: harrow, wealdstone, accident, accident, overnight, perth, euston, patchy, overran, euston, harrow, wealdstone, sooner, euston, liverpool, manchester, wreckage, harro, wealdston, accident, police, enquiry, wreckage, ministry, inspector, breakdown, inquiry, harrow, wealdstone | |
RailwaysVHS Cassette (also available as DVD Video ). This is a rural cross-country branch line. The normal four hour journey has been condensed into a video of just one and a half hours of the most interesting and scenic sections. These include the departure from Swansea, the 1 in 52 climb up to Cockett ... From the series Driver`s Eye ViewsKeywords: swansea, shrewsbury, llandrindod, cross-country, swansea, cockett, tunnel, llanelli, pantyffynnon, sugar, loaf, tunnel, de-train, llanwrtyd, llandrindod, lnwr, hereford, shrewsbury, arfon | |
RailwaysDVD Video (also available at HALF PRICE as VHS Cassette ). This is a rural cross-country branch line. The normal four hour journey has been condensed into a video of just one and a half hours of the most interesting and scenic sections. These include the departure from Swansea, the 1 in 52 climb ... From the series Driver`s Eye ViewsKeywords: swansea, shrewsbury, llandrindod, cross-country, swansea, cockett, tunnel, llanelli, pantyffynnon, sugar, loaf, tunnel, de-train, llanwrtyd, llandrindod, lnwr, hereford, shrewsbury, arfon | |
Road VehiclesThe 1st Cumberland Trunk Run took place in glorious weather on Sunday 7th September 2003. Just under 50 vehicles started out from Keswick and finished at Cockermouth after travelling approximately 140 miles via Kendal, Milnthorpe, Newby Bridge and Barrow. The two-day Heart of Wales Road Run took ... From the series Vintage CommercialKeywords: cumberland, cumberland, trunk, weather, keswick, cockermouth, kendal, milnthorpe, newby, barrow, two-day, shrewsbury, llanberis, bishop, castle, church, stoke, newtown, caersws, dinas, mawddwy, portmadog, barmouth, weather, welshpool, llanberis, betwys-ycoed, bala | |
Road Vehicles, OtherAround 30 vehicles travelled from Fishguard to Rosslare for the strangely named Heart of Wales Irish Road Run, a seven-day tour of the South of Ireland. Irish entrants increased the number of participating vehicles to 40. This was the third such run organised by Heart of Wales Run organiser John ...Keywords: irish, fishguard, rosslare, irish, seven-day, ireland, irish, organiser, boughey, donovan, weather, keimaneigh, blarney, woollen, kerry, dingle, peninsular, henderson, paddy, brennan, mack, r600, right-hand, ireland, roadstone, foden, wheeler, tadhg, buckley | |
Road VehiclesOver fifty vehicles assembled at the Perkins/Caterpillar Engine Plant at Shrewsbury for the two-day Heart of Wales Run. Light drizzle and the occasional heavy storm for the first few hours made for some unusual footage. Vehicles are shown in low light with headlights 'on' and spray coming off their ... From the series Vintage CommercialKeywords: caterpillar, shrewsbury, two-day, drizzle, storm, spray, llanberis, oswestry, blaenau, festiniog, bala | |
Road VehiclesAround sixty vehicles gathered at Shrewsbury for the ninth Heart of Wales Run. The first day's route was Shrewsbury to Llanberis via Newtown, Tywyn, Tal-y-llyn, Portmadog and Caernarfon. Day two was Llanberis to Oswestry via the Pass of Llanberis, Betwys-y-Coed, Blaenau Festiniog, Bala, Corwen, ...Keywords: shrewsbury, shrewsbury, llanberis, newtown, tywyn, tal-y-llyn, portmadog, caernarfon, llanberis, oswestry, llanberis, betwys-y-coed, blaenau, festiniog, bala, corwen, horseshoe, llangollen, wilde, dodge, kp1000, bedford, marque | |
Road VehiclesOver sixty vehicles gathered at Shrewsbury for the 2009 Heart of Wales Run. Once again there was a surprising number of 'new' entrants the most noticeable of which was Lewis Weaver's former Norwegian Army petrol engined six wheel drive GMC fitted with a lime spreader body. A major route change ...Keywords: shrewsbury, lewis, weaver, norwegian, army, petrol, lime, spreader, two-day | |
RailwaysThe Helston branch was the southernmost railway on the British mainland, and also the very last branch line to have been built in south-western Cornwall. Sadly, it was also one of the first to close (1962 for passengers, 1964 for freight), and perhaps for this reason it has not enjoyed the ... From the series Locomotion PapersKeywords: helston, helston, south-western, cornwall, ex-great, helston, lizard, ireland, lynton, feeder, lizard, helston, framework, helston, heritage, trevarno, nancegollan, truthall, cornwall | |
WaterwaysThroughout the length and breadth of England, no major navigation is so lost in obscurity as the Hereford & Gloucester Canal. Unlike its famous neighbour, the Thames & Severn, with which comparisons may be drawn, all links with living memory have inevitably broken and apart from a brief account ... From the series Canal HistoriesKeywords: hereford, gloucester, hereford, gloucester, neighbour, severn, inland, waterway, hereford, gloucester, archaeology, ballard, stephenson, brassey, locke, brunel, ballard, gloucester-ledbury, barge, herefordshire, gloucestershire, bick, ledbury, ballard, star, herefordshire, gloucestershire, towpath, ballard, gloucester-ledbury, hereford, gloucester, archaeology | |
RailwaysOriginating largely as a horse-drawn tramway, this route has had varied fortunes. THe photographs depict the once extensive stations and junctions, together with an assortment of locomotives and stock. This contrasts with today's short trains and minimal platforms, but at least long distant ... From the series Western Main LinesKeywords: hereford, newport, caerleon, horse-drawn, tramway, minimal, abergavenny, abergavenny, monmouth, caerleon, cwmbran, hereford, court, hereford, barton, mill, llantarnam, llanvihangle, pontnewydd, nantyderry, newport, pandy, pwnpergwm, ponthir, pontrilas, pontypool, tram, devereux | |
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