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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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By Steamer To The Ayrshire Coast
Alistair Deayton - Paperback - Amberley
At the turn of the 20th century, new laws introduced paid holidays for the masses, and the seaside towns of Scotland saw a huge influx of visitors. From Glasgow, Paisley and the industrial heartland of Scotland poured holidaymakers on the Fair Holiday trip 'doon the watter', often doubling and trebling the populations of resorts such as Largs, Fairlie, Troon, Ardrossan, Saltcoats, Millport, Gourock and Wemyss Bay. Alistair Deayton takes a look at the Scottish seaside resorts on the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire coast and the steamers that brought the holidaymakers in their thousands every summer.
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Callander & Oban Railway Through Time
Ewan Crawford - Paperback - Amberley
Construction on the Callander and Oban Railway began in 1866, although the line itself didn't open until 1880. Designed to link Callander, near Stirling, with the west coast port of Oban, the line was never profitable although Oban developed as a fashionable resort after the arrival of the railway. Although the section of line between Crianlarich and Oban remains open as part of the West Highland Line, the eastern section between Callander and Crianlarich closed following a landslide in September 1965. In this book, Ewan Crawford uses a mixture of old and new photographs to recall the history of the line.
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Railways Of Peebles Through Time
Roy Perkins - Paperback - Amberley
The railway first came to Peebles in July 1885. This selection of photoraphs gives and insight into the history of the railways in and around Peebles over the last century.
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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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Highland Buses: From Oban To Inverness
John Sinclair - Paperback - Amberley
This fascinating selection of photographs gives an insight into the history of buses in the Highlands. It provides a window into the past of the isolated communities served by these buses as well as many photographs of the stunning Highland landscapes.
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Our Hillman Imp: A Celebration
Paul Coulter - Paperback - Argyll
The Hillman Imp was a rival to the Mini and had many innovations that were soon adopted by other motor manufacturers. The Imp however met an untimely demise. This book takes a brief look at the history of the Imp and focuses on its success as well as recording fond memories of Imp owners past and present.
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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.
Britain's Worst Rail Disaster
By Steamer To The Ayrshire Coast
Callander & Oban Railway Through Time
Railways Of Peebles Through Time
Scotland Revisited
West Highland Extension: Great Railway Journeys Through Time
The Last Days Of Scottish Steam
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