Midland Main Lines To St Pancras And Cross Country

Author : John Palmer
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473885590
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country written by John Palmer and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterized by change; massive change, as its management attempted to meet statutory obligations against a background of social, economic and political influences. The Modernisation Plan of 1955 paved the way for the electrification of the route from Manchester to London Euston, with a consequential effect of the Midland route services via Derby needing to be enhanced and improved. That eventually resulted in the arrival of class 7 steam motive power and later also benefitted the cross country Midland route. This book details, year by year, the changes that took place and provides an insight into the reasons why decisions were taken, and how the railway management was faced with a vast range of technological, natural, socioeconomic challenges to be overcome, whilst also trying to meet the day-to-day needs of the operational railway.In addition to tracing the history of the routes, the book includes performance logs of typical journeys along difficult sections, recollections of railway men working in various departments and for enthusiasts a list of rare and unusual locomotive workings. The book is profusely illustrated with black and white, as well as color, photographs and also includes a comprehensive range of maps.

Author : John Palmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781473885608
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country written by John Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144567601X
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trains on the Midland Main Line written by John Jackson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Jackson takes a highly illustrated look at passenger and freight trains on the Midland Main Line.

Author : Colin Boocock
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526780917
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seventy Years of the South Western written by Colin Boocock and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South Western main line is one of the most important railways in the south of England. Colin Boocock spent a significant part of his life living on and researching the history of this centre of railway operations in the South and South West of England. This book looks at the network over the last seventy years, from Nationalisation through to the present day. The system provides a vital link between the South and South West of Britain and London, operating a mixture of commuter services and important main line passenger trains. Throughout the seventy years covered in this book, the South Western network also had significant flows of heavy freight between the capital and Southampton Docks and the West Country. Today there are still frequent, well-loaded container trains from Southampton to the Midlands and the North via Basingstoke and Reading. This volume also covers the transitions from steam traction to diesel and electric in stages from the 1950s through to the late 1980s

Author : John Palmer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526777908
Total Pages : 547 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Central Railway written by John Palmer and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sets out to address what really happened . . . through its LNER days and into British Railways custodianship . . . A well-researched and presented tome.” —Key Model World For generations of railway enthusiasts and more lately for social historians, the life and times of the former Great Central Railway and in particular its extension towards London in the 1890s and closure seventy years later, have generated considerable interest and controversy. Although many books have been written about the Railway, the majority in recent times have concentrated upon providing a photographic record and a nostalgic look in retrospect to what was generally perceived as happier times for the route. None of the books have presented the outcome from thorough research into the business aspects of the Railway and its successive private (LNER) and public (BR) ownerships through war and peace, and times of industrial, social and political change, that influenced and shaped the demand for a railway service. While retaining a strong railway theme throughout, the book identifies the role played by successive governments, the electricity and coal industries and the effect of social change that, together resulted in a case for closure. The content of the book replaces much supposition with fact and places on record what really happened. The final part of the book acknowledges the fine work over half a century of volunteers dedicated to saving a section of the line in Leicestershire. “A valuable addition to the social and political history of railways.” —The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society

Author : Mark Lee Inman
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445676753
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fifty Years Since the End of Steam written by Mark Lee Inman and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Lee Inman examines the rapid progress made on Britain's railways over the last fifty years, from the end of steam right up to Crossrail, Class 88s and beyond.

Author : John Palmer
Publisher : Pen & Sword Books
ISBN 13 : 9781473885578
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midland Main Lines to St Pancras and Cross Country written by John Palmer and published by Pen & Sword Books. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of British Railways in the late 1950s/early 1960s is characterized by change; massive change, as its management attempted to meet statutory obligations against a background of social, economic and political influences. The Modernisation Plan of 1955 paved the way for the electrification of the route from Manchester to London Euston, with a consequential effect of the Midland route services via Derby needing to be enhanced and improved. That eventually resulted in the arrival of class 7 steam motive power and later also benefitted the cross country Midland route. This book details, year by year, the changes that took place and provides an insight into the reasons why decisions were taken, and how the railway management was faced with a vast range of technological, natural, socioeconomic challenges to be overcome, whilst also trying to meet the day-to-day needs of the operational railway. In addition to tracing the history of the routes, the book includes performance logs of typical journeys along difficult sections, recollections of railway men working in various departments and for enthusiasts a list of rare and unusual locomotive workings. The book is profusely illustrated with black and white, as well as color, photographs and also includes a comprehensive range of maps."

Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 075098189X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book False Starts & Near Misses written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2017-01-06 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a railway is a complex business beset with drama. The operation of heavy equipment at speed, twenty-four hours a day, across the full length of the country and using extremely technical signaling, track and mechanical engineering is no mean feat and throws up a constant stream of challenges. Fortunately, the highly professional railway staff are ready to deal with these daily obstacles using their expertise, dedication and, as is so often required, a sense of humour. Here Geoff Body and his son Ian have collated a selection of entertaining and revealing anecdotes that illustrate just how unexpected working on the railways can be.

Author : Stuart Black
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472820495
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Loco Spotter’s Guide written by Stuart Black and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation's affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain. But do you know your Locomotion from your Rocket, or your Gresley Class A4 from your Princess Coronation Class? How heavy is the Flying Scotsman? And who designed the Britannia Class? The Loco Spotter's Guide answers all of these questions, with first-class illustrations portraying more than 60 of the most important steam, diesel and electric designs, including all-important specifications and technical details to aid any would-be loco spotter.

Author : Peter Headicar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134104979
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transport Policy and Planning in Great Britain written by Peter Headicar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transport in the twenty-first century represents a significant challenge at the global and the local scale. Aided by over sixty clear illustrations, Peter Headicar disentangles this complex, modern issue in five parts, offering critical insights into: the nature of transport the evolution of policy and planning policy instruments planning procedures the contemporary agenda. Distinctive features include the links forged throughout between transport and spatial planning, which are often neglected. Designed as an essential text for transport planning students and as a source of reference for planning practitioners, it also furthers understanding of related fields such as urban and regional planning, geography, environmental studies and public policy. Based in the postgraduate course the author developed at Oxford Brookes University, this indispensable text draws on a lifetime of professional experience in the field.