The Carriage And Wagon Works Of The Gwr At Swindon

Author : Ken Gibbs
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750964197
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Carriage and Wagon Works of the GWR at Swindon written by Ken Gibbs and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The GWR at Swindon is well known, as are its trained craftsmen, all over the world. It has been written about, filmed and lectured upon countless times, and many of its old steam locomotives saved from the scrap yards and lovingly rebuilt to run again on heritage lines. But across all of this activity a full half of the Works has been fleetingly "mentioned in passing" and even in the illustrations only occasionally represented. There is little written about the "other half" of the successful operation of a railway works system: the design, construction, and repair of the rolling stock, the carriages and wagons. Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibbs seeks to redress the balance and reveal for the first time exactly "how they did it"--showcasing the history and work of the Carriage & Wagon Works at Swindon's GWR.

Author : Peter Timms
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445642670
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swindon Works 1930-1960 written by Peter Timms and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1841, when the Great Western Railway began building its works at Swindon, to 1986, when the works were closed, Swindon was a railway town

Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750968869
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swindon Works: The Legend written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-05-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was it its worldwide reputation; perhaps its profound impact in shaping the new town of Swindon; or that it melded those who worked there into one big family? In a new and exciting format, this book, by popular railway historian Rosa Matheson, helps explain why the never-ending love story endures. With big facts and fascinating stories, it is a must read not only for ex-Works employees and their families, nor just for GWR fans and railway enthusiasts, but also for any newcomer seeking to find a good way into railway history.

Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144561300X
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Great Western Railway written by Colin Maggs and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Locomotive, Railway Carriage and Wagon Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rosa Matheson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752485040
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book GWR Story written by Rosa Matheson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Western Railway – quickly coming to be known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ – was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel it was initially designed to connect Bristol to London and came to develop a distinct character all of its own, one of the many reasons why it remains a much-loved and popular area of interest.This book traces its history covering topics such as the company, its engines and carriages, its engineers – including Gooch, Dean, Armstrong, Collett, Churchward and of course Brunel – as well as the battle of the gauges. Full of little-known facts and figures and with numerous photographs and memorabilia as well as a timeline, it is a tale full of record breakers and mighty achievements waiting to be retold to a modern age.

Author : Adrian Vaughan
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752494287
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Western's Last Year written by Adrian Vaughan and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-09-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for six years and the government couldn't supply the steel it needed for repair. The latter half of the 1940s presented a multitude of challenges to overcome, some due to the recent war and others individual to the GWR: the staff coped with rationing, a desperately cold winter and a blazing hot summer, and dealt with floods, collisions, broken rails and failing locomotives. The incredible strength of character and can-do attitude of GWR workers kept the railway running through it all. This history, taken from GWR papers and illustrated from them throughout, reveals the details of every day, as well as the problems and difficulties the staff faced. Above all, it shows how well they overcame their problems with only muscle power and a steam crane to help – and, of course, no health and safety regulations and arguments to slow them down. Adrian Vaughan's unique history of this famous rail company shows just how special the GWR was right through to the end of its very last year.

Author : Alan S. Peck
Publisher : Oxford Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Western at Swindon Works written by Alan S. Peck and published by Oxford Publishing. This book was released on 1983 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andy Binks
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445642719
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swindon Works Through Time written by Andy Binks and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-02-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which the Swindon Works have changed and developed since the 1940s.

Author : Tony Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780953584888
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saltney Carriage and Wagon Works written by Tony Wood and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: