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Languages : en
Pages : 272
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The United Counties Miscellany; a Magazine for Somerset, Dorset, and Devon. ...
Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Author: Tim Hillier-Graves
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 9781526748355
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 9781526748355
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway. It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure. The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer. So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power. This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
A Journey Into Cornwall, Through the Counties of Southampton, Wilts, Dorset, Somerset & Devon:
Author: George Lipscomb
Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Publisher:
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time
Author: Steph Gillett
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565038X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144565038X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
A wonderful collection of photographs showing the Somerset & Dorset Railway in operation, after abandonment and during the present day.
Tabulated reports on schools inspected in ... Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, by ... E. D. Tinling ... and ... E. P. Arnold ... 1855-6
Author: Great Britain. Committee on Education
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Notes & Queries for Somerset and Dorset
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Author: Somerset and Dorset Railway Restoration Trust
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
A handbook for travellers in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire and Somersetshire
Author: John Murray (publishers.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570
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Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Re-opening
Author: Somerset and Dorset Railway Restoration Trust and Society
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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