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  • The London to Brighton Line Through Time

    door Simon Jeffs ...
    Serie series Through Time
    The London to Brighton Line was opened in 1841 by the London & Brighton Railway, providing a service between London Bridge Station and the fashionable South Coast. Although the railway started carrying day trippers, the rapid expansion of the suburbs south of London during the nineteenth century meant that the line (absorbed into the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway) was soon running ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

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  • Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition)

    door Bloomsbury Publishing ...
    A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's rail network.Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys'.It is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to see and to ... Meer lezen

    25,55 €

  • British Railways in the 1950s and ’60s

    door Greg Morse ...
    Serie Boek 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 ... Meer lezen

    8,12 €

  • Diesel Shunters

    door Hugh Llewelyn ...
    Hugh Llewelyn has travelled throughout Britain to gather this collection of his photographs of the diesel shunters. In addition to the main classes deployed by British Railways from the 1940s up to the present time, he also covers many of the rarer engines to be found working the docks and industrial centres. The shunters are shown in great detail and the images include not only the preserved ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €

  • Slow Train to Switzerland

    One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years and a World of Change Apart

    door Diccon Bewes ...
    In June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and a half later, travel writer Diccon Bewes, author of the bestselling Swiss Watching, decided to go where she went and see what she saw.Guided by her diary, he followed the same route to discover how much had changed and how much hadn't. She went in search of ... Meer lezen

    3,99 €

  • Blood on the Tracks

    A History of Railway Crime in Britain

    door David Brandon, Alan Brooke ...
    Between 1835 and the 1850s, railway mania blossomed around Britain. Crime emerged as the railways developed, at first opportunistic crimes such as fare evasion and robberies, but gradually more inventive forms evolved, notably the minor clerk Redpath in the 1850s, whose shameless cooking of the books to live the high life exposed the lack of any kind of accountancy across the railway industry. The ... Meer lezen

    13,99 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • Journey 9: London to Hastings

    door Charlie Bunce ...
    Serie Boek 9 - Great British Railway Journeys
    A glorious insight into the history, landscape and people of Britain, from The Sunday Times bestseller.Historically Kent has been both the garden of England and its first line of defence and the train journey from London to Hastings reflects these contrasts. Michael Portillo travels through Greenwich, with its famous Royal Observatory, visits Chatham’s historic dockyard and discovers the history ... Meer lezen

    13,99 €

  • The Complete Book of North American Railroading

    door Kevin EuDaly, Mike Schafer, Steve Jessup, Jim Boyd, Steve Glischinski, Andrew McBride ...
    The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways’ inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America.Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, The Complete Book of North ... Meer lezen

    29,56 €

  • British Freight Trains Moving the Goods

    The Amberley Railway Archive Volume 3

    door Paul Manley ...
    Serie Boek 3 - The Amberley Railway Archive
    Britain's hard-working freight trains are captured in a variety of locations, from the dramatic backdrop of the Cumbrian Hills to the more industrial sites. Featuring a range of freight operators, Paul Manley's photographs have been taken in various parts of the country, in particular around Cumbria, Lancashire, Cheshire, as well as further south in the Midlands area including Staffordshire, ... Meer lezen

    15,89 €

  • Platform Souls

    The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero

    door Nicholas Whittaker ...
    Nicholas Whittaker's much-loved classic recollects the long sunny days of his childhood when, notepad in hand, jam sandwiches in the duffel bag, he happily spent his time jotting down train numbers during the Indian summer of steam and the heyday of diesel.Whittaker returns to his roots in this updated edition, casting a sceptical eye over recent developments, catching up with old acquaintances ... Meer lezen

    9,98 € of Gratis met Kobo Plus

  • The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume One Chester to Holyhead

    door Stanley C. Jenkins, Martin Loader ...
    Serie Boek 1 - The London, Midland and Scottish Railway
    The Chester & Holyhead Railway was incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1844, and the promoters were thereby empowered to build an 85-mile line along the North Wales coast, the engineer for the line being Robert Stephenson. The C&HR was, from its inception, intended to form part of a rail link between London and Dublin – the assumption being that such a line would improve the economic position ... Meer lezen

    14,09 €

  • The Waverley Route Through Time

    door Roy G. Perkins, Iain Macintosh ...
    Serie series Through Time
    The Waverley Route ran from Edinburgh, through the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle. Opening in 1862, the line was closed in 1969 as a result of the Beeching Report; feelings ran so high when it closed that there were protests which delayed the last passenger service on the line by two hours, led to the arrest of the local minister and required the local MP to mediate with the police. However, there ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €