Working On The Victorian Railway

Author : Anthony Dawson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445665239
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Working on the Victorian Railway written by Anthony Dawson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating insight into what it was like to work on the world's first railways.

Author : Jack Simmons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500288108
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Railway written by Jack Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title looks at every aspect of the railway in Victorian times - from the origins and initial construction to the spreading impact on the nation; from engineers and financiers to the effect on leisure and the environment.

Author : Michael J. Freeman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300079708
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railways and the Victorian Imagination written by Michael J. Freeman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the cultural and social effect that the railway had on nineteenth century society in Great Britain

Author : Philip John Greer Ransom
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Railway and how it Evolved written by Philip John Greer Ransom and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1990 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Karen Farrington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780007457069
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Victorian Railway Journeys written by Karen Farrington and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years . its history, landscape and people . from the window of Britain.s many and magnificent railway journeys. Great British Railway Journeys has been a hugely successful TV programme. Michael Portillo undertakes five unique journeys that were constructed by the Victorians from 1830-1900. This book shows how the modern British landscape was created from this Victorian legacy. From Windsor to Weymouth, Great Yarmouth to London, Oxford to Milford Haven, Berwick to Barrow, and finally Dublin to Belfast -- Michael will go back in time to showcase areas of outstanding Victorian engineering and design across Queen Victoria's dominions. This book showcase how the world's very first fixed-track train in Merthyr Tydfil operated; how the world's first electric train service ran in Southend to its famous pier; and he also celebrates the wide variety of lines that opened up trade and mobility to the Victorian classes. Travelling on a variety of existing, and in some cases restored, Victorian train lines, he meets their passionate supporters who lovingly work on them, and also looks at the modern landscape to tell the story of how each area was shaped by their Victorian forebears.

Author : Michelle Higgs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473834465
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Visitor's Guide to Victorian England written by Michelle Higgs and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-02-12 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “utterly brilliant” and deeply researched guide to the sights, smells, endless wonders, and profound changes of nineteenth century British history (Books Monthly, UK). Step into the past and experience the world of Victorian England, from clothing to cuisine, toilet arrangements to transport—and everything in between. A Visitor’s Guide to Victorian England is “a brilliant guided tour of Charles Dickens’s and other eminent Victorian Englishmen’s England, with insights into where and where not to go, what type of people you’re likely to meet, and what sights and sounds to watch out for . . . Utterly brilliant!” (Books Monthly, UK). Like going back in time, Higgs’s book shows armchair travelers how to find the best seat on an omnibus, fasten a corset, deal with unwanted insects and vermin, get in and out of a vehicle while wearing a crinoline, and avoid catching an infectious disease. Drawing on a wide range of sources, this book blends accurate historical details with compelling stories to bring alive the fascinating details of Victorian daily life. It is a must-read for seasoned social history fans, costume drama lovers, history students, and anyone with an interest in the nineteenth century.

Author : John R. Kellett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317850904
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Railways on Victorian Cities written by John R. Kellett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Jim Harter
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801880890
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book World Railways of the Nineteenth Century written by Jim Harter and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its gallery of over 360 striking and unfamiliar images and extensive historical text World Railways of the Nineteenth Century invites readers to experience an unparalleled glimpse into the world of nineteenth-century railroading.Peter Skinner, Foreword

Author : Trevor May
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780747804512
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Railway Worker written by Trevor May and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of Victorians were employed by railway companies, from the locomotive driver on the footplate to the booking clerk in the station. The companies provided work for navvies, signalmen, telegraph operators, station masters, hotel workers, and many other people, including those who worked the fleets of railway-owned ships and horse-drawn vehicles. Trevor May gives a fascinating overview of everyday life for the characters that worked in such varied railway occupations, and the often stringent discipline and hierarchies that meant, for instance, that firemen had to drink in separate bars from engine drivers. Interesting cameos are provided of the men who worked in the great railway factories in places like Crewe, Swindon and Derby, the wheel-tappers who checked the integrity of locomotive and carriage wheels to ensure their safety, the women who worked in the company laundries, and those who worked in scores of other occupations.

Author : Victoria Department of Railways
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Victorian Railways written by Victoria Department of Railways and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: