Narrow Gauge Railways

Peter Johnson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

64 Seiten

2013
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1297-5 (ISBN)

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Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations. This title offers an introduction to a corner of British railway history.

Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK’s most scenic locations. Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines survive in the service of tourists, whose appreciation of the landscape, and the railways themselves, keep these relics of industrial Britain alive in all their variety. Peter Johnson has been researching and writing about narrow gauge lines for many years, and this is the perfect introduction to a rich and appealing corner of British railway history.

Peter Johnson started contributing the narrow gauge railway news column to Railway World magazine in 1991, transferring to Steam Railway in 1995. He has written several books on Welsh narrow gauge lines, including in-depth histories of the Festiniog, Welsh Highland and Snowdon Mountain Railways.

?Introduction / The Festiniog Railway / Developing Festiniog Concepts / Wider Does Not Necessarily Mean Bigger / 3-foot Gauge / The Light Railways / Between the Wars: A Narrow Gauge Swansong / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	10.7.2013
Reihe/Serie	Shire Library
Zusatzinfo	20 b/w; 40 col
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 210 mm
Gewicht	178 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7478-1297-7 / 0747812977
ISBN-13	978-0-7478-1297-5 / 9780747812975
Zustand	Neuware