RailwaysThis is not a complete history of Lancashire a& Yorkshire Railway passenger rolling stock – such a history would be a large volume, and moreover, for reasons which will appear in the text, would be well nigh impossible. The book is intended to be a numerical list of the vehicles as far as is known, ... From the series Series XKeywords: lancashire, yorkshire, lancashire, yorkshire, moreover, composite, liverpool, manchester, truck, horse, composite | |
RailwaysThe story of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway goods wagons begins with the first orders of the Manchester and Leeds Railway in 1839, and continues to the present day, where a few preserved examples have somehow survived the sixty-odd years since the demise of the company. This is a history of ...Keywords: lancashire, yorkshire, lancashire, yorkshire, manchester, somehow, sixty-odd, bout, noel, newton | |
RailwaysIn this second volume of this extensive and detailed study of the wagons of the Lancashire & Yorkshire company, Noel Cartes takes up the story at the point the first volume concluded. He now considers the design, construction and use of covered goods, coal & mineral, bogie merchandise, livestock, ...Keywords: lancashire, yorkshire, lancashire, yorkshire, noel, bogie, livestock, ballast, brake, tabular, noel, bogie, livestock, ballast, sleeper, brake | |
WaterwaysAnother volume in Foxline's excellent “Scenes From The Past” series, this one focussing on the waterways of Lancashire and one of its carriers, J Monk & Sons. The customary mix of descriptive history, anecdotes and a wide range of pictures make this another fascinating volume. From the series Scenes from the PastKeywords: lancashire, monk, foxline, lancashire, monk, manchester, dock, christmas, lock, monk, rochdale, rochdale, sea-shore, howley, quay, warrington, runcorn, monk, lancashire, bridgewater, archaeology, monk, finis, lancashire | |
RailwaysAs the nineteenth century moved on from the early embryonic period of the Bolton & Leigh, Liverpool & Manchester and Wigan Branch Railway eras, the railway system of South Lancashire had become greatly enlarged by the 1880s and the proliferation of lines in the St. Helens and Wigan areas bear ...Keywords: lancashire, bolton, leigh, liverpool, manchester, wigan, lancashire, wigan, bear, whichever, hierarchy, lancashire, yorkshire, lancashire, lancashire, yorkshire, lancashire, wigan, lancashire, stranglehold, wigan, lancashire, yorkshire, blackburn, lancashire, lancashire, lancashire, yorkshire, sweeney, lancashire, carr, mill, garswood, bryn, ince, moss, tree, amberswood, trafford, hindley, rose, roundhouse, lindsay, haigh, pemberton, whelley, standish, adlington, chorley, cherry, tree | |
Buses, Road VehiclesLancashire United Transport was in its heyday the largest independent bus operator in the country with a fleet at its maximum of 500+ vehicles. It operated local and long distance bus routes together with workmen's excursion and private hire services from its Atherton base to Liverpool throughout ... From the series Super PrestigeKeywords: lancashire, lancashire, workmen, hire, atherton, liverpool, lancashire, newcastle, middlesbrough, gmpte, inaugural, ogden, ogden, lancashire | |
RailwaysFollowing on the success of the first The Last Days of Steam in Gloucestershire, here is a second superb collection of photographs depicting the railways of Gloucestershire during the revolutionary period of 1959 to 1966. At the beginning of this period, steam was still dominant, branch lines were ...Keywords: gloucestershire, gloucestershire, gloucestershire, gloucestershire, gloucestershire, gloucester, buffs, ashworth | |
RailwaysWith a glorious colour picture on each page, Last Train to Haulage Heaven illustrates the changes and inevitable decline of diesel locomotive-worked passenger trains on Britain's rail network from the start of the 1970s when they were at their peak to the present day when they operate on just seven ...Keywords: haulage, haulage, peak, chapman | |
RailwaysAlthough the final steam locomotive delivered for use on Britain's main lines was not built until 1960, by the time of its construction, the death knell had already been sounded for steam on British Railways. The Modernisation Plan of 1955 envisaged the wholesale replacement of steam with, ...Keywords: death, knell, pacifics, humble, capitalise, euston, pancras | |
RailwaysIn recent years, there has been growing concern about the safety issues surrounding level crossings as there have been a number of accidents both on the national network and on preserved lines that have led to fatalities. Written by one of the British Railway Board's former Signalling and Safety ...Keywords: stanley, postwar, disaster, lockington, disaster, footpath, bridleway | |
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