Railways of the Western Region in the 1970s and 1980s Railways of the Western Region in the 1970s and 1980s

Railways of the Western Region in the 1970s and 1980s

    • $13.99
    • $13.99

Publisher Description

During the 1970s and 1980s, the Western Region was undergoing change in both trains and equipment. On passenger services High Speed Trains worked alongside loco-hauled passenger trains and first generation DMUs, while in the world of freight the last of the traditional vacuum-braked wagon load trains lingered into the 1980s to be replaced by the newly introduced Speedlink services. Semaphore signals were being replaced in Devon by new colour light signals.??There was also a contrast between the three divisions, with each having its own character. The London Division was busy with express and commuter traffic to and from Paddington and inter-regional freight traffic. The South Wales Division witnessed a procession of freight trains through Cardiff and Newport while DMUs and coal trains headed up and down the Valleys. The West of England Division experienced heavy aggregate trains from the Mendip quarries, sleepy West Country branch lines and the intensive timetable of summer Saturday trains full of holidaymakers.??With a wealth of rare and previously unpublished images, Kevin Redwood documents this fascinating period in Britainís railway history.

GENRE
Non-Fiction
RELEASED
2019
March 15
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
96
Pages
PUBLISHER
Amberley Publishing
SELLER
Amberley Publishing Holdings Limited
SIZE
5.7
MB

More Books Like This

Railways of the West of England in the 1980s Railways of the West of England in the 1980s
2019
Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s
2021
The Era of Rail Blue The Era of Rail Blue
2022
North Wessex Diesels North Wessex Diesels
2020
Wiltshire Traction Wiltshire Traction
2018
Railways Around Hereford Railways Around Hereford
2018

More Books by Kevin Redwood

Railways of the West of England in the 1980s Railways of the West of England in the 1980s
2019
Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s
2021
South Wales Railways in the 1980s South Wales Railways in the 1980s
2020
Railways of the West of England in the 1980s Railways of the West of England in the 1980s
2019