Author: John ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Callander & Oban Railway
Author: John ThomasThe Callander and Oban Railway
Author: Charles FryerPublisher:
ISBN: 9780853613770
Category : Callander and Oban Railway Company
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Callander and Oban Railway Through Time
Author: Ewan CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN: 9781445614052
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Construction on the Callander & Oban Railway began in 1866, but because of the mountain terrain through which the line passed, especially at Glen Ogle and at the Pass of Brander at Loch Awe, the line did not open until 1880. Designed to link Callander, near Stirling, soon to be absorbed into the Scottish Central Railway and then the Caledonian, with the west coast port of Oban, the line was never profitable although Oban developed as a fashionable resort after the arrival of the railway. Although the section of line between Crianlarich and Oban remains open as part of the West Highland Line, the eastern section between Callander and Crianlarich closed following a landslide in September 1965. Much of the eastern section is now a cycle path known as the Rob Roy Way. In this book, Ewan Crawford uses a mixture of old and new photographs to bring the history of the line and its landscape to life.
The Callander & Oban Railway
Author: John Hugh FarringtonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780946537617
Category : Callander and Oban Railway Company
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The fourth volume in The History of the Railways of the Scottish Highlands series, this edition has been updated by John Farrington. The book looks at, among others, the Glenmutchkin lines, and also details the financial strains of, and timetables, traffic and rolling stock on, the railway.
Callander & oban railway, by john thomas
Author: b.1914 ThomasCallander and Oban Railway
Author: Ewan CrawfordPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scottish Railways
Languages : en
Pages : 7
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Callander and Oban Railway, Branch to Loch Lomond
Author: Caledonian Railway CompanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
The West Highland Railway
Author: John A. McGregorPublisher: Birlinn Ltd
ISBN: 1788855728
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
The West Highland Railway, which opened to Fort William in 1894 and to Mallaig in 1901, follows a scenic route by Loch Lomond, Breadalbane and Lochaber to the west coast of Scotland and is one of the most famous railway lines in the world. This book describes the late-nineteenth-century 'railway mania' in the Highlands, addressing the politics of promotion and the disputes over state assistance for the Fort William–Mallaig line, rather than the heroics and the romance of construction and operation. It discusses the uneasy alliances and battles between the railway companies of Scotland, as well as those between Scottish lines and their English counterparts. It also reviews other schemes, more or less successful, and examines the expectations bound up with railway development, asking how far these had been achieved, or remained relevant, by 1914. 'This is a meticulously researched book . . . a unique and comprehensive history of the origins of the West Highland Railway . . . an essential addition to the library of anyone with an interest in Scottish railway history' - Ewan Crawford, University of Glasgow 'a fascinating and revealing study of rail development issues in the western Highlands between the 1840s and 1914' - Tom Hart, University of Glasgow
Notes on the Callander and Oban Railway
Author: Callander and Oban Railway, Tyndrum to Oban
Author: Caledonian Railway CompanyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2
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