Author: George MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The official illustrated guide to the Great western railway
Author: George MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Eastern Railway (Cambridge Line)
Author: George S. MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
Through the Window
Author: Edwa AllhusenPublisher: Old House Books
ISBN: 9781873590751
Category : England, Southern
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book was first published by The Great Western Railway in 1924 to enhance the enjoyment of their passengers on the 305 mile journey from Paddington to Penzance. Maps, line drawings and information about the towns and villages describe the glorious countryside of southern England that could be seen from the windows of The Cornish Riviera Express. This new edition includes 20 pages from Bradshaw's Railway timetables at the time this book was first published. Do you yearn for the days when train journeys were a pleasure? The creaking timbers of the carriages; the aroma of steam and smoke; the rattle and clank of points and the sudden sound of the whistle as you pass an unmanned crossing? This was when the sedate pace of the train, with windows held open by a thick leather strap, allowed time to watch the world go by. How much more you could see in those days! This book was published by The GWR to help their customers enjoy the experience. Each spread has a map and exquisite line drawings describing about six miles of the journey with charming descriptions of the 'long swift journey from London to Land's End that has about it a certain savour of romance, a spice of adventure, which no amount of familiarity of railway travelling can destroy'. We read of 'The Grand Junction Canal with bridges, barges and ducks all doing their best to make it picturesque'; crossing the Thames by the widest brick spanned bridge in the world and seeing the river crowded with punts and rowing boats; hurrying through Royal Berkshire where The River Kennet 'serpentines through a landscape too flat to offer any resistance to its whims and fancies'. Across 'the forbidding expanse of Salisbury Plain', beside The White Horse of Westbury and over the flat lands of Sedgemoor. A glimpse of Exeter Cathedral and the first sight of the sea! On beneath the rugged hills of Dartmoor to the 'tangled forest of shipping in Plymouth Sound'. Over Brunel's 'vast piece of imagination' the Royal Albert Bridge into Cornwall with palms on the platforms and viaducts over wooded valleys. Sandy beaches, rocky headlands and majestic St. Michael's Mount arriving at Penzance in time for tea. This beautifully written book describes more than a wonderful railway journey for it allows us a peep at the great swathe of southern Britain that was so well served by The Great Western Railway.
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Southern & Western Railway, and an Account of Some of the Most Important Manufactories in the Towns on the Line
Author: George S. MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway
Author: George S. MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
The Official Illustrated Guide to the North-Western Railway (including the Chester and Holyhead line), and all their branches: including descriptions of the most important manufactories in the large towns on the lines
Author: George S. MeasomA History of the Great Western Railway
Author: Colin MaggsPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144561300X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.
The Official Illustrated Guide to the Midland Great Western, and Dublin and Drogheda Railways
Author: George S. MeasomPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industries
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Author: George S. Measom
Author: George S. Measom