The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding
Title | The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's West Riding PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Burgess |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Railroad stations |
ISBN | 9781840336559 |
This area of Yorkshire's West Riding was one of the parts of Britain most affected by the Industrial Revolution and its major towns are still synonymous with manufacturing, mining and the textile industry. The area was densely populated so demand for freight and passenger railway services was immense, resulting in many lines. The network has been cut back hugely in the years since the end of steam, but the glory days are recalled in this book which features 135 period photographs.
Lost Railways of North and East Yorkshire
Title | Lost Railways of North and East Yorkshire PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Suggitt |
Publisher | Countryside Books (GB) |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2005-09-01 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9781853069185 |
Traces the history of the area's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday around the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. Illustrated.
Tracing Lost Railways
Title | Tracing Lost Railways PDF eBook |
Author | Trevor Yorke |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 83 |
Release | 2020-03-19 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1784423726 |
The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.
Lost Railways of Derbyshire
Title | Lost Railways of Derbyshire PDF eBook |
Author | Geoffrey Kingscott |
Publisher | Countryside Books (GB) |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-11 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9781846740428 |
Traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the Great Central Railway and Ashover Light Railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. This book describes the reasons for their construction and for their subsequent closure. It also includes illustrations.
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Title | The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Normington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 410 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN |
Lost Railways of Lancashire
Title | Lost Railways of Lancashire PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Suggitt |
Publisher | Countryside Books (GB) |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2003-10-01 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9781853068010 |
Traces the history of the county's railway lines from their opening in the 19th century, their heyday around the turn of the century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century.
The Lost Railways of the Scottish Borders
Title | The Lost Railways of the Scottish Borders PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon Stansfield |
Publisher | Stenlake Publishing |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9781840330847 |
By the latter part of the nineteenth century most towns along the Scottish Borders had acquired a rail service. Falling passenger numbers led to line closures beginning in the 1930s and continuing until today. This nostalgic collection of photographs illustrates many of the area's lost stations, along with historic rolling stock.