Conserving the Railway Heritage

Peter Burman, Michael Stratton (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2016
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-15634-0 (ISBN)

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The key issues concerning railway heritage are examined in this timely publication. The scope of the book ranges from railway architecture and its preservation to the management of railway heritage.

Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also the buildings and structures that bear witness to the confidence of railway developers, architects and engineers. This book defines the nature of the railway heritage - from signalboxes, viaducts, tunnels and locomotive depots - and then discusses priorities and the best practice for it's conservation. The subject is a strongly topical one due to current concern over privatization, the effects of planned high-speed rail links and lively debates concerning the role of the enthusiast in railway preservation.

Burman, Peter; Stratton, Michael

Overview: An agenda for the railway heritage. Philosophies for conserving the railway heritige. A bibliographical overveiw of the railway heritige. Historical appraisal: Historic railway structures in Britain: a continuing appraisal. Brunel as a creator of the environment. Railway engineering works: the legacy. Swindon railway village. Conservation: The conservation context. Changing attitudes to the conservation of England's railways. The Railway Heritage Trust and it's achievements. The railway trust and historical Scotland. The challenge of legislation: heritage policy and the Railways Act 1993. Londons stations: The Liverpool Street Station story. Major terminii. Underground architecture. Engineering structures: How British Rail property board manages the closed-line estate. The challenge of disused railway viaducts. Index

Erscheinungsdatum	15.02.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Technik ► Architektur
	Technik ► Bauwesen
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-138-15634-5 / 1138156345
ISBN-13	978-1-138-15634-0 / 9781138156340
Zustand	Neuware