Author: David Mather
Publisher: Railways & Recollections
ISBN: 9781857944556
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Author: David Mather
Publisher: Railways & Recollections
ISBN: 9781857944556
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: David Mather
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1399090879
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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The ancient city of York has been closely associated with railways since their conception and promotion by the ‘Railway King’, George Hudson. Its impressive station and engine sheds have played host to the elite of East Coast Main Line traction as well as a wide variety of ‘locals’. The major stabling point of York North shed, coded 50A was home to a diverse collection of steam locomotives as well as welcoming visiting engines from the wider network. As such it attracted interest from enthusiasts not only of steam power but later on as an important diesel depot, finally closing but later to be reborn as the National Railway Museum. Constructed in 1877 it was the largest railway station in the world. Legendary expresses have called at the platforms under the imposing curved glass and iron roof, now a Grade II* listed building. Today’s ‘flyers’ race between London and Edinburgh at speeds unheard of in steam days while cross-country services also bring visitors keen to explore York’s historic and cultural heritage. Yet the sight and sound of steam traction is still a major attraction in this modern era, with crowds flocking to see preserved locomotives at the head of the trains which regularly grace these famous tracks. David Mather has brought together a collection of his images which represents York’s railway heritage from its earliest days through to the present and which shows the city to be still justified in claiming the title ‘Railway Centre’.
Author: David Mather
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ISBN: 9781526770219
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
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The book investigates the vast number of locomotives that came to the London Midland Region in 1948 at Nationalisation.This is a class by class survey with over 200 illustrations, covering all the top link and freight classes, also looking at the smaller types of locomotive, operating on branch lines and doing more humble tasks.The author explores what happened to them and also looks at those that eventually made their way into preservation.
Author: David Mather
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526770180
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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A pictorial history of the many producers of industrial steam locomotives in Great Britain, from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The first steam locomotives used on any British railway worked in industry. The use of new and second hand former main line locomotives was once a widespread aspect of the railways of Britain. This volume covers many of the once numerous manufacturers who constructed steam locomotives for industry and contractors from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries. David Mather has spent many years researching and collecting photographs across Britain, of most of the different locomotive types that once worked in industry. This book is designed to be both a record of these various manufacturers and a useful guide to those researching and modelling industrial steam. Praise for British Industrial Steam Locomotives “A good introduction, hopefully it will encourage some of those who have only been involved during the preservation period to take a wider interest in the historical aspects of the subject.” —Industrial Locomotive Society
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
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Author: Arthur James Wells
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Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1458
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Pages : 1036
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Category : Mechanical engineering
Languages : en
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Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Category : Railroads
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