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John Stretton
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 21 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 2000–2020, suosituimpiin kuuluu Railways and Recollections. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
21 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 2000–2020.
On the railways, Dr Richard Beeching was appointed Chairman of the British Transport Commission - a decision that was to have considerable influence on the future of the network. The East Coast Main Line, for so long the domain of the 'A3s' and 'A4s' on express passenger services, saw the start of the diesel take-over.
Garratts and Guitars Sixty Trainspotting Years
John Stretton
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
2017
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The second part of John Stretton's sixty trainspotting years features his forays into the world of railways and other areas of interest during the period 1985 to 2015.
On the railways, two major accidents at Moorgate and Nuneaton resulted in considerable loss of life, and the prototype High Speed Train reached speeds in excess of 150mph on the London to Bristol main line.
Welsh Highland Railway Volume 1: A Phoenix Rising (A Past and Present Companion)
John Stretton
Silver Link Publishing
2013
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Although published in 1999 when the WHR ran only from Caernarfon to Dinas, this book covers the whole route through to Porthmadog.
2013 marks 150 years of steam on the Ffestiniog and this book focuses on the locomotives, as well as showing a comparative views through the years. What the book does show is both progress in the past by the railway and the health of current operations to take them into the next 150 years!
The long campaign of the Cotswold Line Promotion Group, has borne fruit, with an increase in the numbers of trains servicing this route, further enhancing the traveling experience and giving the line a long term future. This book looks at these newer works against a backdrop of past operations, including views of the engineering works involved.
Welsh Highland Railway Volume 3: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now! (A Past and Present Companion)
John Stretton
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
2010
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Presents the chapter that tells the story of the rebirth of the Welsh Highland Railway line, which is complete throughout from Caernarfon, through the famous Aberglaslyn Pass to Porthmadog, where it connects with the Ffestiniog Railway. This title emphasises on the reconstruction of the final section of the line from Rhyd Ddu.
British Railways Past and Present Volume 64: Bristol and South Gloucestershire
John Stretton
Silver Link Publishing
2010
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'British Railways Past and Present' is a nationwide series of books featuring photographs of railway locations taken several decades ago and comparing them with the same scene today. In this volume covering South Gloucestershire are over 175 photographs featuring a wealth of locations.
This volume looks at past views between Nottingham (Victoria) and Rugby (Central) stations, and compares them with the present day. There is also a section looking at progress by the restorationists over the past 40 years. The achievements of the present day Great Central Railway have been impressive, with the promise of greater things to come.
Helps you to travel back to 1964, a time when the railway lines to Peel and Ramsey were still open.
1961, was an interesting year on the railways. This book focuses on London's Waterloo terminus. It also features 'West Country', 'Merchant Navy', 'Pacifics', Birmingham and the Midlands, including Western and Midland scenes.
On the railways Simeon T Webb, Casey Jones' fireman on the fateful 'Cannonball Express' in April 1900 passed away in Memphis at the age of 83. Nearer to home, the new numbering system was introduced whereby diesel locomotives carried a 'D' prefix and electrics an 'E' prefix, and 3rd Class was phased out, leaving just 1st and 2nd.
Features images of the railways during 1955 beginning with Northern Ireland where a degree of modernisation is under way with diesel railcars replacing steam-hauled services, although ironically steam in Northern Ireland was to outlast the rest of the UK.
Talks about: former GWR main lines from Banbury to Oxford and Didcot and towards Ashendon; the Bristol main line between Cholsey and Steventon, added to the county in 1974; the King's Sutton-Kingham cross-country route; the old Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton route in the county; the Woodstock and Faringdon branches; and more.
Takes us back to a time when steam had just four more years to run on Britain's railways and the 'Beeching Axe' was reshaping the rail network when many last trains were run as branch lines closed.
Aimed at more than the railway enthusiast the reader will find much to enjoy, appreciate, enthuse and even smile about. Memories will definately be stirred along the way!
This was the year of the wedding of Charles and Diana, Ronald Reagan became the 40th President of the USA. On the railways the TyneWear Metro opened, the HST network was expanding and loco-hauled passenger trains were on the decline.
Dean Forest Railway and ex-SevernWye Railway Lines Volume 2 (A Past and Present Companion)
John Stretton
Silver Link Publishing Ltd
2005
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2006 was a landmark year in the history of the Dean Forest Railway, with the opening of the extension to Parkend by HRH Princess Anne. This title presents a selection of 'past' views' and contrasts them with developments on the railway, which took place since the publication of the earlier volume in 2002.
Features the last four dramatic years of steam, recording both working locomotives, shed scenes and a selected number of routes, many of which closed during the period of examination. This book illustrates the disappearing steam age railway.
Takes up the story where Volume 1 left off. In the intervening years much hard work has seen the line return to the Snowdonia National Park as far as Rhyd Ddu, at the very foot of Snowdon, providing a 13-mile trip through magnificent scenery that is unsurpassed on any narrow-gauge railway in the UK.