Railways of the Black Country
Title | Railways of the Black Country PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Burdett |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Pages | 133 |
Release | 2020-02-15 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1445694212 |
Documenting the railway scene, from the 1970s to present day. A variety of motive power is to be seen within this collection.
Black Country Steam, Western Region Operations, 1948–1967
Title | Black Country Steam, Western Region Operations, 1948–1967 PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Dorney |
Publisher | Pen and Sword Transport |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 2022-08-09 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1399090356 |
The railway lines of the heavily industrialised Black Country were of considerable commercial importance to the fortunes of the Great Western Railway and its successor, the Western Region of British Railways. Nevertheless, they received little attention from both photographers of the railway scene and contemporary railway publishers alike. Perhaps understandably, photographers, particularly in the post-war austerity years, chose to eschew the grimy industrial landscape of North West Worcestershire and South East Staffordshire and save their expensive film stock for more idyllic scenery elsewhere. The book seeks to redress that previous lack of attention, by presenting a significant selection of hitherto unpublished photographs, principally by locally based enthusiasts, accompanied by informative captions. Throughout the period from nationalisation to the ultimate demise of steam it follows the respective former GW routes through the region in a logical manner, depicting the wide variety of the locomotive power employed to haul the diverse traffic generated by the local industry, and the sidings and yards that served it. Coverage is also given to local locomotive running sheds and maintenance facilities. Most of the featured lines have now closed, as is also true of much of the heavy industry. A resident from the immediate post-war years would find the area unrecognisable, but it is to be hoped that the book will rekindle memories of a landscape now lost forever.
Black Country Railways
Title | Black Country Railways PDF eBook |
Author | N. Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9780750909341 |
Railways of the Black Country
Title | Railways of the Black Country PDF eBook |
Author | Ned Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9780950053387 |
Economic Emergence of the Black Country: a Study of the Dudley Estate
Title | Economic Emergence of the Black Country: a Study of the Dudley Estate PDF eBook |
Author | T. J. Raybould |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Railways of the Black Country: The main lines
Title | Railways of the Black Country: The main lines PDF eBook |
Author | Ned Williams |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9780950053394 |
The Black Country and South and East Staffordshire
Title | The Black Country and South and East Staffordshire PDF eBook |
Author | John Whitehouse |
Publisher | Silver Link |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Railroads |
ISBN | 9781858952611 |
Looks in detail at: The former LMS Stour Valley line to Wolverhampton High Level station, with Bushbury shed and Oxley carriage depot; The former GWR Low Level station, the GWR locomotive works and Oxley shed; Lines and yards around Bescot; Lines from Walsall to Rugeley, Lichfield and Sutton Coldfield; and, Mineral and colliery lines.