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Built by Collett in 1927 after pressure to restore the GWR's pre-eminence in motive power and cope with increasing traffic post-war to the Devon ...
Enthusiasm for historical steam locomotives never ceases to amaze. There are more Heritage Lines now than ever before, and more and more people are spending ...
In 1970, British Railways Board established a new subsidiary company to take over the design, manufacture and maintenance of its rolling stock. British Rail Engineering ...
Looking back at the impact of Britain's Big Four railway companies, 100 years later. GWR, LMS, LNER and SR: these initials arouse memories of ...
The 100 years since the Irish Free State was set up in 1923 has seen enormous change, both in society and on the railways. The ...
At some time during ownership a train set crosses an arbitrary threshold and becomes a model railway. The aspiring modeller then has the challenge of ...
From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard.
The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating ...
This book covers the design, construction, operation and performance of Sir William Stanier's masterpiece, the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives, better known as the 'Duchesses ...
Beautifully illustrated, this book is a product of several visits made by the author to Japan over a 14-year period. During this time, new trains ...
Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines ...