RailwaysF.W. Webb was one of the great railway engineers of the 19th century. When still in his early thirties, he was appointed head of the locomotives department of the London & North Western Railway and retained the position until he retired over 30years later. It was a time of great expansion, ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History | |
RailwaysIn this volume will be found as much information as is known about the double-truck, double-boiler engines designed by Robert Fairlie, which ran on the rails of the American Continent, i.e., Canada, USA, Mexico, Peru, Chile and other Latin American countries. What Follows are the results of 30 ... | |
RailwaysFollowing the publication of the 1944 modernisation Plan, which set out to establish the future of Britain's rail network, it seemed that the writing was on the wall for steam traction. The last steam locomotive built for British Railways, aptly named Evening Star, was outshopped from Swindon Works ... | |
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RailwaysWe start at Dingwall – the Inverness section having been covered in SkyTrain. Much of the 142 miles from Dingwall to Wick is sparsely inhabited. The line follows the coastal contours through Invergordon to Tain. Instead of taking the direct route across the Dornoch Firth, the line heads inland via ... From the series Driver`s Eye Views | |
RailwaysOriginally branches from the London & Southampton Railway, the route is a true cross country line having, over the years, carried a rich variety of passenger and freight services. These are fully illustrated, and much local history is also revealed in the numerous detailed maps. Milford Goods Depot ... From the series Country Railway Routes | |
RailwaysThe Class 37s have always been closely associated with South Wales. In recent years they've worked the networks last diesel hauled passenger service to Rhymney. In this programme we explore these workings, and in addition take a look back to the 1980s and Class 37 traction on freight and passenger ... | |
RailwaysThe 'Derry Road' was the 75 mile Great Northern Railway route between Portadown and Londonderry. It was a busy railway, serving the major towns of Dungannon, Omagh, Newtownstewart and Strabane, and many smaller places in between. In its heyday it provided a vital link between Dublin and Counties ... | |
RailwaysA photographic portfolio presenting the top quality colour photography of the author. From June 1961 through to the final withdrawal of steam locomotives in normal service by British Railways in August 1968, Tony Butcher travelled all over the country photographing the rapidly declining steam ... | |
RailwaysThis absorbing collection of photographs focuses on the last days of steam in Britain, from March 1966 to August 1968 - right up to the final twenty-four hours of mainline steam operation. Covering the last three years of BR steam working, from the summer of 1965 to the '15 Guinea Special' of 11 ... | |
RailwaysThe Great Western Railway's main line from London to Bristol, opened throughout in 1841, passed by the ancient market town of Faringdon at a distance of 3½ miles to the south. This bypassed town began to go into decline, and planning for a broad gauge railway to connect Faringdon with the GWR main ... | |
RailwaysThe railway to Valencia Harbour was opened in 1893. It was the most westerly point in Europe which could be reached by train. The branch (of almost 40 miles in length) left the Tralee-Mallow main line at Farranfore and headed west through some of Ireland's most spectacular scenery as it climbed ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History | |
RailwaysIn this volume author Patrick O'Sullivan, who was born and bred in Cahirciveen, uses his intimate knowledge of the area to really bring the story of this remote and spectacular railway, and of the people it served and those who worked on the line, to life. Agriculture and fish were the main revenue ... From the series Oakwood Library Of Railway History | |
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