Author | : Ken Gibbs |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2016-02-01 |
ISBN 10 | : 0750964197 |
ISBN 13 | : 9780750964197 |
Language | : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL |
Language: en
Pages: 208
Pages: 208
The GWR at Swindon is well known, as are its trained craftsmen, all over the world. It has been written about, filmed and lectured upon countless times, and man
Language: en
Pages: 316
Pages: 316
A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.
Language: en
Pages: 128
Pages: 128
The Great Western Railway – quickly coming to be known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ – was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered
Language: en
Pages: 208
Pages: 208
The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron,
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
The name 'Great Western Railway' immediately conjures up images of Stars, Castles and Kings, the legendary express passenger locomotives that were the envy of t
Language: en
Pages: 301
Pages: 301
An illustrated history of Britain's railway workshops, covering the period from 1823 to 1986, this book deals with the history of the main railway workshops of
Language: en
Pages: 256
Pages: 256
In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measu
Language: en
Pages: 236
Pages: 236
DESPITE being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, the
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway’s Swindon Works iconic? Wa
Language: en
Pages: 192
Pages: 192
A new study looking at the Swindon works in the transition period between the GWR and BR (Western) ownership.