Trains & Railways: General Interest

BIC code: WGF
See also: Transportation

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  Britain's Worst Rail Disaster
  Adrian Searle - Hardback - Wharncliffe Transport
  It was the railway's Titanic. An horrific crash involving five trains in which 226 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network. - - The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915, Most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign. Territorials setting off for war on a distant battlefield, they were cut down instead on home soil u victims, it was said, of serious incompetence and a shoddy regard for procedure in the signal box, Two signalmen were sent to prison. - - But startling new evidence reveals that the failures which led to the disaster were far more complex and wide-reaching than signalling negligence. The Real Story Behind Britain's Worst Rail Disaster u When Truth Joined the Death Toll, exposes what really happened at Quinbtinshill u and why.
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  Scotland Revisited
  Nigel Welbourn - Paperback - Ian Allan Publishing
  Nigel Welbourn heads north for a second exploration of the many interesting closed railways of Scotland. A host of fascinating railway remains can be found, from urbanised city centres to the remotest Highlands, from the earliest tramways to the most spectacular viaducts.
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  West Highland Extension: Great Railway Journeys Through Time
  John A. McGregor - Paperback - Amberley
  This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history and landscapes of the West Highland Extension.
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  The Last Days Of Scottish Steam
  Peter Tuffrey - Hardback - Great Northern
  Noted railway photographer Bill Reed shows his pin-sharp colour pictures of the last days of Scottish steam in this book. The pictures illustrate steam locomotives trundling along many of the branch lines now long gone; waiting in sleepy stations, long abandoned; as well as pausing on shed or dumped on scrap lines, awaiting their ultimate fate.
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  West Highland Line: Great Railway Journeys Through Time
  John A. McGregor - Paperback - Amberley
  Voted the top railway journey in the world in 2009, the West Highland Line is one of only two railway lines which access the remote and mountainous west coast of Scotland, linking Glasgow to the major Highland town of Fort William. In this book, John McGregor uses a collection of photographs to bring the history of the line to life.
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  Mapping The Railways
  Julian Holland - Paperback - Collins
  Follow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. Charting the rich history of Britain's railways from 1819 to the present day, this compendium shows how trains have played an essential part in British life for nearly 200 years.
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  Aberdeenshire Tramways
  Mike Mitchell - Paperback - Amberley
  Aberdeen Corporations Tramway opened on 27 August 1898 and until it closed in May 1958 was the most northerly muncipal tramway in the UK. However, it was not the only tramway in Aberdeenshire. The Cruden Bay Tramway, for instance, the northernmost tramway service in the UK, was set up by the Great North of Scotland Railway in 1899 to connect the Cruden Bay Hotel with the company's local railway stations, which it did until the hotel was requisitioned for military use in 1940. In this collection of images, Mike Mitchell shows the impact of this new form of transportation on the people of Aberdeenshire, giving an insight into the social history of the area.
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  The Waverley Route Through Time
  Roy Perkins - Paperback - Amberley
  The Waverly Route ran from Edinburgh, through the Scottish Borders, to Carlisle. Opening in 1862, the line was closed in 1966 as a result of the Beeching Report. However, there has been an upsurge of interest and the line is due to reopen from Edinburgh to Galashiels in December 2014. This book presents a selection of photographs which trace some of the many ways in which the Waverly Route has changed and developed over the last century.
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  Wartime On The Railways
  David W. Wragg - Paperback - History
  Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters & the impact of enemy action. It also looks at monetary arrangements, the part played by railway workshops in producing equipment for the military, & the wartime experience of the railways' ships.
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  Steam Across The Highlands
  Brian Sharpe - Hardback - Halsgrove
  Packed with evocative colour images, this book celebrates the steam revival on every surviving route in the Highlands.