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How Infrastructure Works

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de Deb Chachra ...

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

de Stanley C. Jenkins, Martin Loader ...

Seria Cartea 1 - The London, Midland and Scottish Railway
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de Lynn Radice ...

A survivor's true story of a railway catastrophe that transformed her life—and turned her into a passionate advocate for safety and disaster prevention.Terror by Rail is the compelling true story of a major catastrophic event: the Amtrak 188 accident on May 12, 2015. After the accident, Lynn Radice faced a difficult journey of recovery from trauma—and at the same time, her passion for answers ... Citiți mai mult

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Seria seria Routledge Library Edtions: Global Transport Planning
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de John E. Clark Jr. ...

Seria seria Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War
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de Andrew Cole ...

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Colne Valley & Halstead Railway Through Time

de Andy T. Wallis ...

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de Tim Hillier-Graves ...

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de Charles Phillips ...

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Martyn Hilbert’s colour photographs record the changes on the railway network around Lancashire from 1978 to the present day. Spanning the end of the regional BR Rail Blue era, through sectorisation and privatisation, this book captures the huge variety of motive power in operation during this period, from diesel and electric locomotive-hauled services to first- and second-generation DMUs and EMUs
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de Royston Morris ...

Featuring an array of previously unpublished images, Royston Morris documents the fascinating world of the vehicles and equipment that keep the nation’s railways on track and on time. There are numerous machines that can carry out various different duties. These include tamping machines, ballast regulating machines, track relaying machines, ballast consolidating machines, stoneblowers, snowploughs ... Citiți mai mult

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Featuring an array of previously unpublished images, Royston Morris documents the fascinating world of the vehicles and equipment that keep the nation’s railways on track and on time. There are numerous machines that can carry out various different duties. These include tamping machines, ballast regulating machines, track relaying machines, ballast consolidating machines, stoneblowers, snowploughs
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The Rainhill Trials

de Anthony Dawson ...

During seven days in October 1829 world history was made and travel would never be the same again. Organised by the directors of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway to find the best form of motive power for their line, the Rainhill Trials shaped the destiny of the railways and proved, once and for all, the supremacy of steam power. The Rainhill Trials attracted entrants from as far afield as ... Citiți mai mult

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de George Woods ...

In the 1970s the introduction of the merry-go-round coal trains required a far more powerful loco, leading to the 3300 hp Class 56 being built. For general freight services, the Class 60 was developed. Both these types suffered from reliability problems in their early years. Several large stone companies in Somerset became frustrated with the constant loco problems that BR were having and decided ... Citiți mai mult

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de Colin Alexander ...

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de Richard Allen ...

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de Andrew Walker, John Walker ...

The six principal classes of diesel locomotive that once made up the ‘Type 4’ classification – the 40, 44, 45, 46, 47 and 50 – were the survivors of a wider group that can trace its origins to the British Transport Commission’s Modernisation Plan of 1955. Designating a power output of between 2,000 and 3,000 hp, the type once contained representatives of several non-standard and one-off prototype ... Citiți mai mult

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Miniature Passenger Hauling Railways

de Paul Carpenter ...

Inspires readers to build their own miniature railways, offering guidance on design, construction, and operation. The objective of this book is to share the pleasures provided by miniature railways of all sizes and encourage anyone wanting to build an engine or railway to 'have a go'. The book describes how the author embarked on such projects with great enthusiasm and passion, but with little ... Citiți mai mult

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Inspires readers to build their own miniature railways, offering guidance on design, construction, and operation. The objective of this book is to share the pleasures provided by miniature railways of all sizes and encourage anyone wanting to build an engine or railway to 'have a go'. The book describes how the author embarked on such projects with great enthusiasm and passion, but with little
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de Timothy Chan & Owen Leung@香港鐵研HKRDG ...

居於香港，絕對能深刻體會到鐵路運輸與我們的生活環環緊扣。然而，一條鐵路的誕生，由提倡至通車便可以花上十年。建造一條鐵路真的有這麼難嗎？鐵路規劃本來就是一個多姿多彩、變化多端的故事，當中牽涉到大家平日不一定看不見的步驟，卻一定能感受到鐵路通車後對社會、經濟、文化的影響。香港鐵研HKRDG 的YouTube 影片系列《謎之鐵路規劃》班底希望打破規劃沉悶的印象，以故事形式為讀者講解鐵路規劃中各項新奇有趣的過程，使讀者能進一步深入了解香港是「點樣劃條鐵」。 ... Citiți mai mult

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居於香港，絕對能深刻體會到鐵路運輸與我們的生活環環緊扣。然而，一條鐵路的誕生，由提倡至通車便可以花上十年。建造一條鐵路真的有這麼難嗎？鐵路規劃本來就是一個多姿多彩、變化多端的故事，當中牽涉到大家平日不一定看不見的步驟，卻一定能感受到鐵路通車後對社會、經濟、文化的影響。香港鐵研HKRDG 的YouTube 影片系列《謎之鐵路規劃》班底希望打破規劃沉悶的印象，以故事形式為讀者講解鐵路規劃中各項新奇有趣的過程，使讀者能進一步深入了解香港是「點樣劃條鐵」。
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Britain's Preserved Trams

An Historic Overview

de Peter Waller ...

It is almost 100 years since the first tram was preserved in Britain, in the century since then a great variety of trams have been saved from tramway systems small and large. Some trams were purchased directly out of service and others were acquired after many years alternative usage, some being summer houses or homes, while others were used on farms or allotments where they served as sheds and ... Citiți mai mult

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It is almost 100 years since the first tram was preserved in Britain, in the century since then a great variety of trams have been saved from tramway systems small and large. Some trams were purchased directly out of service and others were acquired after many years alternative usage, some being summer houses or homes, while others were used on farms or allotments where they served as sheds and
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30 Days on Australia's Railways

Colne Valley & Halstead Railway Through Time

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The Great Eastern Railway in South Essex

Birmingham's Railways

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Modern Traction in the North of England

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Durham Railways at the End of the 20th Century

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