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  • Three Generations of Railwaymen

    par Jim Body, Geoff Body, Ian Body ...
    When Jim Body joined Great Northern Railway in 1916, he could never have imagined that it would become 'the family business', with both his son Geoff and his grandson Ian taking to the rails. Through the eyes of three generations of Bodys, the rail industry changed beyond recognition, going through two world wars, grouping, nationalisation, the end of steam and privatisation before ending up as ... En savoir plus

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    Nation, Network and People

    par Simon Bradley ...
    **'A magnificent, rollicking narrative' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Top 25 Non-Fiction Books of the 21st Century'Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and ... En savoir plus

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  • British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s

    par Greg Morse ...
    Collections Livre 699 - Shire Library
    As Britain moved from austerity to prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s, it became clear that British Railways needed to modernise its equipment and rationalise its network if it was to hold its own in the face of growing competition from road and air transport.After attempting to maintain pre-war networks and technology in the 1950s, a reversal of policy in the 1960s brought line closures, new ... En savoir plus

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  • The Trains Now Departed

    Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain's Railways

    par Michael Williams ...
    SOMETIMES you come across a lofty railway viaduct, marooned in the middle of a remote country landscape. Or a crumbling platform from some once-bustling junction buried under the buddleia. If you are lucky you might be able to follow some rusting tracks, or explore an old tunnel leading to…well, who knows where? Listen hard. Is that the wind in the undergrowth? Or the spectre of a train from a ... En savoir plus

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  • Lambourn Valley Railway - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

    Stations of the Great Western Railway, #10

    par Charles Darvelle ...
    Collections Livre 10 - Stations of the Great Western Railway
    A charming history of one of the long closed rural branch lines on the Great Western Railway. The Lambourn Valley was one of the most quintessentially English branch lines in the days of steam.The Lambourn Valley Railway was born as an independent little railway that ran from Newbury up Berkshire's scenic Lambourn Valley to Lambourn. On the way it passed through 9 rural stations and ran through ... En savoir plus

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  • How the Steam Railways came to Surrey

    par Rupert Matthews ...
    A fascinating account of how the railways came to Surrey and the impact they had on the people who lived in the countyThe book the great days of the steam railways in the county. It shows how and why the lines were built, giving an account of the people who laid the lines and built the stations. ... En savoir plus

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  • I Tried to Run a Railway

    par Gerard Fiennes ...
    'BR rebel chairman resigns' The Guardian.'Rebel rail chief in row' Daily Mail.'I don't take it back says sacked rail chief' Daily Express.This is the notorious book that got Gerard Fiennes sacked from British Railways while he was Chairman and General Manager of the Eastern Region in 1968.Fiennes became a railwayman by accident, joining the L.N.E.R as a Traffic Apprentice in 1928. Over the next ... En savoir plus

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  • Isambard Kingdom Brunel

    par Robin Jones ...
    A biography of the nineteenth-century Englishman who was " one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history" ( Nature).Civil and mechanical engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel's accomplishments were extraordinary—involving the Great Western Railway, the SS Great Britain, the Clifton Suspension Bridge, prefabricated hospital buildings for use during the Crimean War, and more. Born ... En savoir plus

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  • Full Steam Ahead

    How the Railways Made Britain

    par Peter Ginn, Ruth Goodman ...
    The Age of Railways was an era of extraordinary change which utterly transformed every aspect of British life – from trade and transportation to health and recreation.Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation and how it left its mark on every aspect of life, landscape and culture. Peter ... En savoir plus

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  • Great Victorian Railway Journeys

    How Modern Britain was Built by Victorian Steam Power

    par Karen Farrington ...
    The perfect companion to Bradshaw’s guide book. Showcasing in colour all that is great about Bradshaw’s guide.Great British Railway Journeys has been a hugely successful TV programme, which is now into its third series on BBC2. Much as Michael Palin built up a dedicated fan base for travel around the globe, so Michael Portillo has done likewise for lovers of trains in his explorations the length ... En savoir plus

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  • Narrow Gauge Railways

    par Peter Johnson ...
    Collections Livre 772 - Shire Library
    Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations.Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines ... En savoir plus

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  • Along Different Lines

    70 Real Life Railway Stories

    par Geoff Body, Bill Parker ...
    Running a railway is a complex business. However organised it is, there will always be surprises: often hilarious, frequently unexpected, but sometimes serious.Along Different Lines includes such bizarre 'everyday' events as coping with hurricanes, rogue locomotives and runaway wagons; PR successes and otherwise; the Brighton Belle, Flying Scotsman and Mallard; training-course capers; a wino ... En savoir plus

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