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Author : Michael Baker
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ISBN 13 : 9780947971854
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Southern Electric Story written by Michael Baker and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bryan W Rayner
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ISBN 13 : 9780906988091
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)
Download or read book The 4 Sub Story written by Bryan W Rayner and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Phillips C. Kauke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781930013155
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Visalia Electric Railroad written by Phillips C. Kauke and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Steer
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1526778424
Total Pages : 703 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)
Download or read book Alfred Raworth's Electric Southern Railway written by Peter Steer and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Southern Railway between 1923 and 1939 was the only British company to carry out a sustained programme of electrification which became known as the Southern Electric. Unlike many recent projects, each incremental step was completed on time and within budget. This successful project was more impressive as it was achieved during a period of economic stagnation (including the ‘great depression’) and despite government disapproval of the method of electrification. The driving force behind this endeavor was the railway’s general manager, Sir Herbert Walker, but at his side was his electrical engineer, Alfred Raworth, the man one journalist described as an ‘electrification genius’. Alfred Raworth’s career began working with his father the eminent consulting engineer and entrepreneur, John Smith Raworth. Following the collapse of his father’s business Alfred joined the railway industry and devised an ambitious and innovative electrification design. This was discarded when the railways of southern England were ‘grouped’ into the Southern Railway after which he took responsibility for the implementation of the electrification schemes. With Walker’s retirement in 1937, those who continued to support steam traction took the policy lead. A marginalised Raworth retired but was later to witness the fruition of many of his discarded ideas.
Author : George Thomas Moody
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book Southern Electric written by George Thomas Moody and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James F. Crist
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)
Download or read book They Electrified the South written by James F. Crist and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H. Roger Grant
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253023203
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)
Download or read book Electric Interurbans and the American People written by H. Roger Grant and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A well-written social history of the shortest-lived major US transportation mode” from the railway historian and author of A Mighty Fine Road (Choice). One of the most intriguing yet neglected pieces of American transportation history, electric interurban railroads were designed to assist shoppers, salesmen, farmers, commuters, and pleasure-seekers alike with short distance travel. At a time when most roads were unpaved and horse and buggy travel were costly and difficult, these streetcar-like electric cars were essential to economic growth. But why did interurban fever strike so suddenly and extensively in the Midwest and other areas? Why did thousands of people withdraw their savings to get onto what they believed to be a “gravy train?” How did officials of competing steam railroads respond to these challenges to their operations? H. Roger Grant explores the rise and fall of this fleeting form of transportation that started in the early 1900s and was defunct just 30 years later. Perfect for railfans, Electric Interurbans and the American People is a comprehensive contribution for those who love the flanged wheel. “With this book, the subject no longer has footnote status. In fact, Grant’s work deserves a place alongside some of the other landmark surveys of the subject . . . Here, Grant moves beyond the receiverships, the rickety track, and all that fascinating rolling stock. He shows us why the whole darned thing mattered.” —Railroad History “H. Roger Grant has produced a fine social history of America’s electric interurbans, exploring the relationship between people and those railway enterprises. The book fills a void, is eminently readable, and richly illustrated.” —Don L. Hofsommer, author of Off the Main Lines
Author : Herbert H. Harwood, Jr.
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 025301770X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story written by Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be—and was considered by many—"The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States." It followed the shore of Lake Erie, connecting Cleveland and Toledo with a high-speed, limited-stop service and pioneered a form of intermodal transportation three decades before the rest of the industry. To millions of people the bright orange electric cars were an economical and comfortable means of escaping the urban mills and shops or the humdrum of rural life. In summers during the glory years there were never enough cars to handle the crowds. After reaching its peak in the early 1920s, however, the Lake Shore Electric suffered the fate of most of its sister lines: it was now competing with automobiles, trucks, and buses and could not rival them in convenience. The Lake Shore Electric Railway Story tells the story of this fascinating chapter in interurban transportation, including the missed opportunities that might have saved this railway.
Author : George Thomas Moody
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)
Download or read book Southern Electric, 1909-1979 written by George Thomas Moody and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Watson, Thomas
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781589809437
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)
Download or read book Southern Economic History, 1865-1909 written by Watson, Thomas and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
