[320] | TITLES ON TOPICS IN RAILS TO METRO-LAND WHICH START WITH 'E' | |
RailwaysIn the popular mind, the history of the railway begins in 1830 with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway. In fact, by that time the concept of the railway in Britain was already more than 250 years old. Innovations such as iron rails, inclines and the pioneering locomotives were ...Keywords: liverpool, manchester | |
RailwaysIn the mid-1950s, British Railways embarked on a modernisation programme which heralded the replacement of steam traction by more modern motive power. In the London Area, apart from those routes earmarked for electrification, steam was to be replaced by diesel locomotives and multiple units. At the ...Keywords: mid-1950s, pilot, headlong, policy, scotland, welch, chiltern, harrow, wealdstone, belmount, watford, abbey | |
RailwaysThe hourly Southern service to Ashford (Kent) nowadays starts at Brighton, running fast to Eastbourne stopping only at Lewes and Polegate. At Eastbourne the 2 –car class 171 diesel multiple unit reverses to continue along the coast to Hastings calling at Bexhill and St Leonards Warrior Square. Our ...Keywords: coastway, marshlink, ashford, seaford, ashford, kent, brighton, eastbourne, eastbourne, –car, bexhill, warrior, semaphore, romney, marsh, appledore, village, terminus, ashford, jump, seaford, harbour, bishopstone, terminus, seaford, kydd | |
RailwaysEast Yorkshire Railway Stations is Peter Tuffrey's last book in the Yorkshire Stations series which began over a year ago. In all these books he has strived to include the following station information: date of opening, company on opening, number of platforms, designer of the station (if known), ...Keywords: yorkshire, airmyn, yapham, yorkshire, tuffrey, yorkshire, yorkshire, andrews, architect, stamford, nafferton, victorian, catford, website, mann, tuffrey | |
RailwaysThe Edinburgh Suburban line was the Victorian equivalent of today's ring road, designed and built to relieve congestion on an overburdened yet still developing urban transport network. Starting life as a legally independent company, its prime function was to provide a through route for freight ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway HistoryKeywords: edinburgh, suburban, edinburgh, suburban, victorian, equivalent, urban, negligible, waverley, suburban, cattle, agricultural, tramcar, edinburgh, sign, death, bypass, maclean, edinburgh, suburban, suburban, haymarket, gorgie, gorgie, craighouse, craighouse, peffer, mill, duddingston, duddingston, niddrie, niddrie, accident, waverley, suburban, expenditure | |
BusesThis edition comprises an outline of the family business with illustrations covering most of the vehicles owned and a full fleet list. The origins of this famous Lancashire coach operator go back to horse drawn days at the end of the 19th century. The first motor vehicle was bought in 1915 and ...Keywords: ellen, lancashire, horse, ogden, charabancs, post-war, rossendale, ellen | |
AviationWith an unmistakable design and classic natural metal finish the English Electric Lightning is a powerful example of the enormous capabilities of post-war British aeronautical design. First developed in response to a requirement in 1947, English Electric's design was so radical that it was ...Keywords: interceptor, post-war, farnborough, all-british, all-british, single-seat, fighter, exceed, mach, mclelland, lineage, twilight | |
RailwaysDiesel & Electric power from the 1960s to the early 1980s in the North & North West. The programme comprises: Diesel & Electric Traction in the North West during the 1960s including Electrics at Crewe and Diesels over Shap. The Calder Valley Line in the 1970s including ‘Peaks', Class 40s, Class ...Keywords: crewe, shap, calder, wagonload, oldham, loop, rawtenstall, manchester, calder, metro, cammel, derby, woodhead | |
RailwaysWhere was the last foreign invasion onto British soil? Who was the last English king to be slain in battle and which Welsh-born was responsible for his death? Which Welsh church tower formed the model for the Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster? Where is the smallest house in Great Britain? ... From the series Series XKeywords: welsh, heritage, soil, slain, welsh-born, death, welsh, church, victoria, palace, westminster, single-track, tunnel, disaster, castle, bird, welsh, inform, holiday-maker, oakwood, heritage, welsh, heritage, coleford, gloucestershire, swindon, wiltshire, exclude, heritage, qualify, industrialized, derelict, qualify, mervyn, gude, welsh | |
RailwaysBuilt as the London terminus of the London & Birmingham Railway in July 1837, Euston was London's first intercity railway station. Originally designed by Philip Hardwick with just two platforms under a wrought iron roof, the entrance to the station was through the world's largest Doric propylaeum, ...Keywords: euston, terminus, birmingham, euston, philip, hardwick, wrought, roof, euston, arch, scottish, euston, scotland, birmingham, manchester, liverpool, outcry, modernist, euston, terminus, christopher, euston, christopher | |
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