The Vanished Railways Of Old Western Dunbartonshire

Author : Stewart Noble
Publisher : History Press (SC)
ISBN 13 : 9780750950961
Total Pages : 127 pages
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Download or read book The Vanished Railways of Old Western Dunbartonshire written by Stewart Noble and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2010 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with 200 photographs, this book depicts the rich scenery and history of the old Western Dunbartonshire railway, which stretched from Clydebank with its shipyards and other heavy industries to the north end of Loch Lomond, now part of Scotland's first National Park. The railways which served this area reflected its landscape; some, such as the West Highland Railway, are still in use, although parts have been lost and the nature of traffic today has changed substantially. Other routes have disappeared completely - thus today's commuters on the busy electric train service from Helensburgh to Glasgow are frequently unaware that an alternative route existed for much of its length. An extensive network of industrial railways, often running along cobbled roads, has vanished. A railway which meandered eastwards from Balloch to Stirling across the flat farmlands to the Forth Valley was closed to passengers in the 1930s, and a short but busy branch from the West Highland Railway, built during the Second World War to service the military port at Faslane on the Gareloch, has also been taken over by the overgrowth. Other parts, now disappeared, had been built to bring the workers of the Glasgow area down to the fresh air of the coast or the lochs for a trip on the paddle steamers.This book will be a treat for anyone who remembers the golden age of trainspotting, and for anyone keen to capture the essence of those bygone days.

Author : Ewan Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781445614052
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Callander and Oban Railway Through Time written by Ewan Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction on the Callander & Oban Railway began in 1866, but because of the mountain terrain through which the line passed, especially at Glen Ogle and at the Pass of Brander at Loch Awe, the line did not open until 1880. Designed to link Callander, near Stirling, soon to be absorbed into the Scottish Central Railway and then the Caledonian, with the west coast port of Oban, the line was never profitable although Oban developed as a fashionable resort after the arrival of the railway. Although the section of line between Crianlarich and Oban remains open as part of the West Highland Line, the eastern section between Callander and Crianlarich closed following a landslide in September 1965. Much of the eastern section is now a cycle path known as the Rob Roy Way. In this book, Ewan Crawford uses a mixture of old and new photographs to bring the history of the line and its landscape to life.

Author : Margaret Sterndale Dilke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
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Author : Saul Bernard Cohen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231145541
Total Pages : 4454 pages
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Download or read book The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G written by Saul Bernard Cohen and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 4454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A geographical encyclopedia of world place names contains alphabetized entries with detailed statistics on location, name pronunciation, topography, history, and economic and cultural points of interest.

Author : Dunbartonshire (Scotland). County Council
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 530 pages
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Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1480 pages
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Author : James Mackay
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1780574282
Total Pages : 221 pages
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Download or read book William Wallace written by James Mackay and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir William Wallace of Ellerslie is one of history's greatest heroes, but also one of its greatest enigmas - a shadowy figure whose edges have been blurred by myth and legend. Even the date and place of his birth have been mis-stated - until now. James Mackay uses all his skills as a historical detective to produce this definitive biography, telling the incredible story of a man who, without wealth or noble birth, rose to become Guardian of Scotland. William Wallace, with superb generalship and tactical genius, led a country with no previous warlike tradition to triumph gloriously over the much larger, better-armed and better-trained English forces. Seven hundred years later, the heroism and betrayal, the valiant deeds and the dark atrocities, and the struggle of a small nation against a brutal and powerful empire, still create a compelling tale.

Author : Sir William Clarke
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Author : David St. John Thomas
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
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Download or read book A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland: the Lowlands and the Borders, by J. Thomas written by David St. John Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 : 9780953517206
Total Pages : 189 pages
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