Railways of Telford

David Clarke (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

2016
The Crowood Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78500-094-2 (ISBN)

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Why did Telford need railways? This book details the variety of traffic that was generated in the area and traffic passing through. It also gives details never before published of the workings in and out of Hollinswood Yard.

Why did Telford need railways? Shropshire was at the heart of the Industrial Revolution in England. The railways provided a way of getting raw materials into the works and finished products to market, and the network grew steadily with the industries of the time; mining. brick and tile making, iron smelting and forging. Author David Clarke covers the history of the railway network and lines in Telford, from its early industrial beginnings to the present day. The book examines the importance of the coal and engineering industries to the region, and covers the rolling stock, signals, signal boxes and locomotive depots of the network. It details the variety of traffic that was generated in the area and traffic passing through. It also gives details never before published of the workings in and out of Hollinswood Yard.

David Clarke is a retired IT professional who has written a number of books on railways as well as a book on Hinckley Triumphs for Crowood. A former resident of Telford, he has had an interest in the railways of the area for over fifty years. He has an ongoing project building a model of Trench Sidings, which is close to where he used to live.

Erscheinungsdatum	12.01.2016
Zusatzinfo	Halftones, black and white; Illustrations
Verlagsort	Ramsbury
Sprache	englisch
Maße	189 x 246 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
ISBN-10	1-78500-094-2 / 1785000942
ISBN-13	978-1-78500-094-2 / 9781785000942
Zustand	Neuware