The Fifteen Guinea Special

Author : Ian Hardman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445685043
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Fifteen Guinea Special written by Ian Hardman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated look back at the famous fifteen guinea special, and how the steam preservation movement developed in the years following it.

Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1782834893
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Steam Trains Today written by Andrew Martin and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2021-04-29 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.

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Total Pages : 956 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Truth written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Malcolm Batten
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1398101028
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Main Line Steam Around London written by Malcolm Batten and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously unpublished photographs looking at steam railways around London over the last fifty years.

Author : David Mather
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399090852
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Centre York written by David Mather and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-06-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ancient city of York has been closely associated with railways since their conception and promotion by the ‘Railway King’, George Hudson. Its impressive station and engine sheds have played host to the elite of East Coast Main Line traction as well as a wide variety of ‘locals’. The major stabling point of York North shed, coded 50A was home to a diverse collection of steam locomotives as well as welcoming visiting engines from the wider network. As such it attracted interest from enthusiasts not only of steam power but later on as an important diesel depot, finally closing but later to be reborn as the National Railway Museum. Constructed in 1877 it was the largest railway station in the world. Legendary expresses have called at the platforms under the imposing curved glass and iron roof, now a Grade II* listed building. Today’s ‘flyers’ race between London and Edinburgh at speeds unheard of in steam days while cross-country services also bring visitors keen to explore York’s historic and cultural heritage. Yet the sight and sound of steam traction is still a major attraction in this modern era, with crowds flocking to see preserved locomotives at the head of the trains which regularly grace these famous tracks. David Mather has brought together a collection of his images which represents York’s railway heritage from its earliest days through to the present and which shows the city to be still justified in claiming the title ‘Railway Centre’.

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Total Pages : 730 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tropical Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 276 pages
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Download or read book The Cunard Quadruple-screw Atlantic Liner "Aquitania," 45,647 Gross Tons, Britain's Largest Steamship written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1368 pages
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Download or read book Irish Medical Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1402 pages
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Author : David Brandon
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526760215
Total Pages : 292 pages
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Download or read book Ernest Marples written by David Brandon and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-01-12 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography examines the life and career of the conservative politician who led the charge to reshape British Railways in the mid-twentieth century. Ernest Marples was one of the most influential and controversial British politicians of the mid-twentieth century. As the Minister of Transport (1959–1964) he appointed Dr. Beeching chairman of British Railways and commissioned him to produce his infamous “Beeching Report”. Earlier, as Postmaster General (1957–1959), he reformed Post Office accounting systems and launched postcodes and Subscriber Trunk Dialing. Though Marples evaded implicated in the Profumo Affair which rocked the Conservative Party, his political career was over soon afterwards. Questionable business practices, and a 1975 flight to Monaco, drew scrutiny from Inland Revenue. Beeching, unhappy under a Labour government, returned to private industry. This biography of Marples draws on newly-available archives to examine Marples’s career as well as public and private transport policy, the growing power of the pro-road lobby, and the successful campaign to identify personal freedom with driving.