Didcot Junction & Railway Centre
Author | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1989-01-01 |
Genre | : Didcot (England) |
ISBN | : 9780711018310 |
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Author | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1989-01-01 |
Genre | : Didcot (England) |
ISBN | : 9780711018310 |
Author | : Great Western Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1979-01-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780902956032 |
Author | : Brian Lingham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 168 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : History |
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Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Didcot (England) |
ISBN | : 9780902956070 |
Author | : Laurence Waters |
Publisher | : Casemate Publishers |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2020-09-30 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1526740419 |
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.
Author | : Andrew Martin |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-04-29 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1782834893 |
'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Author | : Stuart Cole |
Publisher | : Etica Press Ltd |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : England |
ISBN | : 190563305X |
West from Paddington is the essential companion for every traveller on First Great Western Railway. Packed with information on all the landmarks, railway history, geographical features and places of interest that can be seen from your window as your journey unfolds, this indispensable guide covers three great routes - Paddington to Bristol; Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Carmarthen. A route map for each section of the journey highlights the features described, and the book includes hundreds of specially commissioned colour photographs giving a 'traveller's-eye' view. Each entry indicates on which side of the train the place or item of interest described can be found. Written by lifelong railway enthusiast and Professor of Transport, Stuart Cole, and with a Foreword by pop impresario and railway devotee Pete Waterman OBE, West from Paddington will turn your journey into a voyage of discovery.
Author | : |
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Total Pages | : 754 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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Author | : George Measom |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 884 |
Release | : 1860 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Total Pages | : 1414 |
Release | : 1854 |
Genre | : Railroads |
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