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Author
Publisher
Aurum
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Roden's history of the Great Western Railway company, whose well-engineered lines survive not only into the privatized era of First Great Western but also in numerous lovingly restored steam railways, tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated south-west of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age.
Author
Publisher
Profile Books
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
The railways. Thousands of route-miles fenced off from the rest of the country, carved into landscapes barely changed since Shakespeare's time and ruled by their own mysterious rhythms and laws. From the classical architecture of Newcastle Station to the unrelenting traffic and expanse of Clapham Junction and the lost stations of Oban and Challow, Simon Bradley explores the landscape of the railways, the trains, and the passengers who pass through...
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