New paperback edition - A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam. The story of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam. The initials GWR conjure an evocative picture of a Brunswick g...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 25-Apr-2024, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803996134)
Looking back at the impact of Britains Big Four railway companies, 100 years later GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 10-Nov-2022, Hardback, Leidėjas: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750999014)
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GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of the Cornish Riviera Express, the streamlined Coronation Scot, the streamlined Coronation with its beaver tail, and the Southern Electrics, yet three of these companies only enjoyed a life of 25...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 10-Feb-2022, Paperback / softback, Leidėjas: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780750997249)
Do you remember collecting birds eggs and cigarette cards? Or the first appearances of wrapped sweets like Mars and Milky Way The 1930s was a time of great progress, as engines took over from horse power, and electric light from gas and oil. Ordinar...Daugiau...
Which was the first railway in Great Britain? Certainly not the one engineered by George Stephenson - one of the first was laid down at Wollaton, near Nottingham, open by 1610, long before Stephensons birth in 1781. In this comprehensive history, Co...Daugiau...
New B-format paperback edition. The history of steam in Britain from the Rocket in 1829, through to the last main line locomotive in the 1960s. Most people are under a misapprehension: the Rocket was not the first steam engine. Qu...Daugiau...
In his time, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the worlds greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking: the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world; the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ship; the C...Daugiau...
Thousands of commuters south of the Thames use the railway daily, but how many know the fascinating history of the Southern Railway, created in 1923 from four smaller companies? Colin Maggs, one of the countrys foremost railway historians, tells the...Daugiau...
In his time Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the worlds greatest engineer. His list of achievements is truly breathtaking, the Thames Tunnel, the first underwater tunnel in the world, the SS Great Britain, the first propeller-driven ship, the Clifton Sus...Daugiau...
What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why dont locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon be mo...Daugiau...
Most people are under a misapprehension: the Rocket was not the first steam engine. Quite a few were built before it, but Stephensons engine was the first successful steam locomotive. Colin Maggs tells the story of the steam engine from pre-Rocket d...Daugiau...
How do you drive a steam locomotive? Read this official period manual issued during the great age of steam to find out! You want to be a steam engine driver? Its not that simple - its not just a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing th...Daugiau...
The complete illustrated story of a fascinating railway from an acknowledged expert. From leading railway historian Colin Maggs, the story of one of the UKs longest line railways, from its inception to the present day....Daugiau...
This work is an historical account of the railway line between Bristol and Bath. The line has most of the representative engineering features, from embankments and bridges to tunnels and it has seen all the significant types of motive power....Daugiau...
The second of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Devons branch lines. The branch lines of Devon were particularly numerous and this second volume on the county covers Plym...Daugiau...
A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Dorsets branch lines. A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Dorsets branch...Daugiau...
The first of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Devons branch lines. The first of two lavishly illustrated titles from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenti...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 22-Jul-2010, Hardback, Leidėjas: J H Haynes & Co Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781844256518)
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This book, covering the early years of diesel on Britain’s railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 color photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have rem...Daugiau...
On one of his extensive trips in England, he saw no less than 2218 locomotives in three days - a feat present day enthusiasts are unable to perform. As Alan developed, so did the scope of his railway interest and he was broad minded enough to seek v...Daugiau...
