Anglo-Scottish Sleepers

Anglo-Scottish Sleepers
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781445672335
ISBN-13 : 1445672332
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Anglo-Scottish Sleepers by : David Meara

In this book, illustrated throughout, David Meara tells the fascinating story of hundred years of Scottish sleeper services.

Starlight Specials

Starlight Specials
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 140
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ISBN-10 : 9781445641744
ISBN-13 : 1445641747
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Starlight Specials by : Dave Peel

A fascinating look at the special Starlight Express overnight train service between London and Glasgow/Edinburgh

Scottish Highland Railways

Scottish Highland Railways
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Publisher : The Crowood Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9781785007934
ISBN-13 : 1785007939
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Scottish Highland Railways by : David Tucker

Scottish Highland Railways describes eight great journeys by rail through northern Scotland, detailing the history of the lines while travelling along their modern-day routes. In addition, the landscapes, regional history, stations and services available are all described. With over 100 present-day and archive photographs and maps, this book provides the histories of the railways of the east coast, the Grampian region, the highland main line and the Far North, West Highland and Oban, Mallaig and Kyle of Lochalsh lines. A railway company 'family tree' is given and a timeline documenting the many mergers and changes over time. The recent history of these railways in the 20th and 21st centuries is given along with a list of operational stations in 2020 together with passenger usage statistics. There are also details of rail organizations and regulations in Scotland.

Renewing Britain's Railways: Scotland

Renewing Britain's Railways: Scotland
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 199
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ISBN-10 : 9781445689227
ISBN-13 : 1445689227
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Renewing Britain's Railways: Scotland by : Gordon D. Webster

Gordon Webster examines, in this highly illustrated book, the changes that have been seen on Scotland's railways.

Bradley's Railway Guide

Bradley's Railway Guide
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Publisher : Profile Books
Total Pages : 533
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781782834144
ISBN-13 : 1782834141
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Bradley's Railway Guide by : Simon Bradley

'A lifetime of railway love distilled into a most beautiful volume' Lucy Worsley 'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' Michael Palin In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with the opening of the world's first public steam railway. What the S&DR had pioneered soon picked up speed, transforming lives and landscapes, connecting far-flung corners of the nation and creating its own distinctive environments and working worlds. This ambitious and lavishly illustrated volume brings the story of Britain's railways to life, spanning two centuries of achievement and change. Full of colour and incident, it is an exhilarating journey through time and space, revisiting favourite themes and introducing unfamiliar stories and places. With original and engaging entries on everything from dining saloons to collecting dogs, wartime salvage efforts and the iconic Rail Alphabet, Simon Bradley gives George Bradshaw's famous 19th century guide a run for its money in this fresh and distinctive chronicle of the making of Britain's railways.

Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist

Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist
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Publisher : The History Press
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9780750993456
ISBN-13 : 0750993456
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist by : Keith Widdowson

ferroequinologist (noun) Someone who studies the 'Iron Horse' (i.e. trains and locomotives). From the Latin ferrus 'iron' and equine 'horse' + -logist As the British steam era drew to a close, a young Keith Widdowson set out to travel on as many steam-hauled trains as possible – documenting each journey in his notebooks. In Confessions of a Steam Age Ferroequinologist, he cracks these books open and blows off the dust. His self-imposed mission, that of riding behind as many Iron Horses as possible prior to their premature annihilation, led to hours of nocturnal travels, extended periods of inactivity in station waiting rooms, missed connections and fatigue. However, any downsides of his quest were compensated by the camaraderie found amongst a group of like-minded colleagues who congregated on such trains. This is a book that no self-respecting ferroequinologist should be without.

Belles and Whistles

Belles and Whistles
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Publisher : Profile Books
Total Pages : 283
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781782830252
ISBN-13 : 1782830251
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Belles and Whistles by : Andrew Martin

In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle; smoke a post-prandial cigar as the Golden Arrow closed in on Paris, or be shaved by the Flying Scotsman's on-board barber. Everyone from schoolboys to socialites knew of these glamorous 'named trains' and aspired to ride aboard them. In Belles and Whistles, Andrew Martin recreates these famous train journeys by travelling aboard their nearest modern day equivalents. Sometimes their names have survived, even if only as a footnote on a timetable leaflet, but what has usually - if not always - disappeared is the extravagance and luxury. As Martin explains how we got from there to here, evocations of the Golden Age contrast with the starker modern reality: from monogrammed cutlery to stirring sticks, from silence on trains to tannoy announcements, from compartments to airline seating. For those who wonder whatever happened to porters, dining cars, mellow lighting, timetables, luggage in advance, trunk murders, the answers are all here. Martin's five journeys add up to an idiosyncratic history of Britain's railways, combining humour, historical anecdote and reportage from the present and romantic evocations of the past.

The Santa Fe Magazine

The Santa Fe Magazine
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1076
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015075045255
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Santa Fe Magazine by :

Luxury Railway Travel

Luxury Railway Travel
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 542
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781526713261
ISBN-13 : 1526713268
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Luxury Railway Travel by : Martyn Pring

“Reads like an extravagant time travel through Britain’s opulence era where train travel was just as stylish and fanciful as the elite class themselves.” —Manhattan with a Twist Martyn Pring has carried out considerable research tracing the evolution of British luxury train travel weaving railway, social and travel history threads around a number of Britain’s mainline routes traditionally associated with glamorous trains. Drawing on contemporary coverage, he chronicles the luxury products and services shaped by railway companies and hospitality businesses for Britain’s burgeoning upper and middle classes and wealthy overseas visitors, particularly Americans, who demanded more civilized and comfortable rail travel. By Edwardian times, a pleasure-palace industry emerged as entrepreneurs, hotel proprietors, local authorities and railway companies all collaborated developing upscale destinations, building civic amenities, creating sightseeing and leisure pursuits and in place-making initiatives to attract prosperous patrons. Luxury named trains delivered sophisticated and fashionable settings encouraging a golden age of civilized business and leisure travel. Harkening back to the inter-war years, modern luxury train operators now redefine and capture the allure and excitement of dining and train travel experiences. “Martyn’s extraordinarily beautiful book is more than a collection of classic railway posters—it describes a way of life that’s now lost in the mists of the twentieth century . . . As a piece of social history, this book is faultless, and a precious reminder of luxury and class distinction . . . [a] fabulous book. Exceptional.” —Books Monthly “A comprehensive account of luxury ‘hotel trains,’ dining trains and the presentations of heritage railways brings the story to its unexpected conclusion . . . this is a lively take on a neglected topic.” —BackTrack

A World History of Rail

A World History of Rail
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 321
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781398121027
ISBN-13 : 1398121029
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis A World History of Rail by : Jeremy Black

Is it possible to overestimate the impact of the railway in history? Jeremy Black analyses that impact from the beginning to today. And of course it's not all a triumph. The network of the Congo today operates on three gauges run by separate companies; and a lot of it doesn't work.