Author: Christopher John GammellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780860935216
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
GWR Branch Lines
Author: Christopher John GammellPublisher:
ISBN: 9780860935216
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Great Western Branch Line Modelling: Creating a model
Author: Stephen WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781874103134
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Great Western Railway Stations
Author: Allen JacksonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445670127
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.
Modelling the Great Western Branch Lines
Author: Chris FordPublisher: The Crowood Press
ISBN: 1785005669
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Modelling the Great Western Branch Lines is essential reading for all those who wish to build a model railway based on the branch lines of the Great Western Railway. The author guides the modeller through projects which are graded from simple to more advance. Each step is clearly described, explaining the techniques used and how alternative methods and materials could be employed. Topics covered include a historical overview of the subject; full listings of all tools and materials; a series of detailed model projects using the best of the currently available commercial model making products; an introduction to scratch-building lineside terms and, finally, suggestions as to how each project could be further developed. It is superbly illustrated with 234 colour and black & white photographs giving step-by-step techniques. Chris Ford has been a keen railway modeller since childhood; many of his model layouts feature in the model railway press.
Wales and Western Region Railways
Author: Brian ReadingPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1398100013
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
With stunning previously unpublished photographs documenting the end of steam railways of the G.W.R.
Railways of Oxford
Author: Laurence WatersPublisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526740397
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
An authoritative history of the railways of Oxford and how they transformed the United Kingdom, from the mid-nineteenth century to the twenty-first. In Railways of Oxford, historian Laurence Waters looks at the development of services and operations from Great Western’s opening of the Oxford Railway in 1844 through to the present day. This volume covers the development of the railway locally, including the London and North Western ‘Buckinghamshire Railway’ from Bletchley, together with the five local branch lines. The opening of the Great Western / Great Central joint line in 1900 opened up regional travel across the United Kingdom. During the Second World War, the construction of a new junction at Oxford North created a direct link from the Great Western to the London Midland & Scottish Railway branch to Bletchley and beyond. These two junctions turned Oxford into a major railway center, bringing a considerable increase in both passenger and freight traffic. Today, Oxford is as busy as ever, with passenger services to London operated by Great Western Railway and Chiltern Trains, and by Cross Country Trains the South and the North of England.
The Steam Rail Motors of the Great Western Railway
Author: Ken GibbsPublisher: History Press
ISBN: 9780750961035
Category : Steam motorcars
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Self-propelled carriages were a big innovation at the beginning of the 20th century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages to the new branch lines. Their steam motor cars ran from 1903-1935, stopping during the war, and were so effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the demand proved too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills, and after they stopped service all 99 steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early 20th century transport, and the modern-replica he helped build, now the only way of viewing these charming cars.
The Branch Lines of Berkshire
Author: Colin MaggsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445625571
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A lavishly illustrated title from acknowledged railway expert Colin G. Maggs, presenting the story of Berkshire's branch lines.
Tarka the Otter
Author: Henry WilliamsonPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141359285
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The classic story of an otter living in the Devonshire countryside which captures the feel of life in the wild as seen through the otter's own eyes.
Branch Line Britain
Author: Paul AtterburyPublisher: David & Charles Publishers
ISBN: 9780715324165
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
With an array of nostalgic photographs and ephemera, this work celebrates the heritage of branchline and rural Britain. It explores surviving lines, and lines no longer in use, visits preserved lines and travels on those lines long forgotten.