ISBN: 9781473858466

Railway Anthology is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the … Mehr…

Railway Anthology is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the early days in Kent in 1960, through the many hours on the lineside on the Surrey Hills line and the South Western main line, to the last frantic years of steam on the Southern, and the current steam scene, as well as the privileged and exciting times spent riding on the footplate of steam locomotives. It majors on the authors main railway passions of steam locomotives, train running performance, including modern motive power and all matters Southern. Locomotive performance in Europe and a tramway are also included, as is a fascinating minor- and little-visited narrow gauge railway in Southern England, plus heritage traction on the London Underground.The book comprises approximately 350 illustrations, many in colour, as well as contemporary timetable extracts and copies of notebook pages, which cover shed visits in Scotland. Fifty train running logs are included, together with some detailed records of days spent by the linesides of railways when steam was still the predominant motive power in parts of the south. Digital Content>E-books>Reference>Transportation Writing>Transp Writing, Pen & Sword Books Limited Digital >16<

2017, ISBN: 9781473858466

A Journey Behind Steam & Modern Traction, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Railway Anthology is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a life… Mehr…

A Journey Behind Steam & Modern Traction, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Railway Anthology is a collection of mainly previously unpublished articles and short stories, covering a lifelong interest in railways. It spans a wide spectrum over the years, from the early days in Kent in 1960, through the many hours on the lineside on the Surrey Hills line and the South Western main line, to the last frantic years of steam on the Southern, and the current steam scene, as well as the privileged and exciting times spent riding on the footplate of steam locomotives. It majors on the authors main railway passions of steam locomotives, train running performance, including modern motive power and all matters Southern. Locomotive performance in Europe and a tramway are also included, as is a fascinating minor- and little-visited narrow gauge railway in Southern England, plus heritage traction on the London Underground.The book comprises approximately 350 illustrations, many in colour, as well as contemporary timetable extracts and copies of notebook pages, which cover shed visits in Scotland. Fifty train running logs are included, together with some detailed records of days spent by the linesides of railways when steam was still the predominant motive power in parts of the south. [PU: Pen and Sword], Seiten: 264, Pen and Sword, 2017<

ISBN: 9781473858466

; EPUB; History & Transport > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 9781473858466

Biography of British Train Travel - A Journey Behind Steam and Modern Traction: ab 21.99 € eBooks > Belletristik > Erzählungen Pen and Sword eBook als epub, Pen and Sword

2017, ISBN: 9781473858466

A Journey Behind Steam & Modern Traction, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), [PU: Pen and Sword], Pen and Sword, 2017