Great Western Railway by Andrew Roden
A new and comprehensive history of one of our best-loved railway companies. ‘ God’ s Wonderful Railway’ , the astonishing engineering feat of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’ s main line from Paddington to Penzance, with its stupendous bridge over the River Tamar, endless Box Tunnel and exhilarating stretch alongside the sea at Dawlish Warren, has always been beloved of anyone who likes trains. Andrew Roden’ s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company, whose well-engineered lines survive not only into the privatised era of First Great Western but also in numerous lovingly restored steam railways like the Dart Valley, 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. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author’ s own campaigning!). While the GWR’ s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company’ s history an enthralling journey.Fluently written and insightful, illustrated with nearly 50 black and white prints and photos, replete with all the relevant facts and details of the organisation
A meticulously researched account of the company, embracing origins, accolades and ultimate demise, by a writer who fires our interest from start to finish
A meticulously researched account of the company, embracing origins, accolades and ultimate demise, by a writer who fires our interest from start to finish
Fluently written and insightful, illustrated with nearly 50 black and white prints and photos, replete with all the relevant facts and details of the organisation
ANDREW RODEN is a railway journalist and campaigner now based in Cornwall. He has worked on a range of railway magazines over the past decade from Rail to Hornby Magazine and the prestigious International Railway Journal as Contributing Editor. In 2005 he led the campaign to save the ‘Night Riviera’ sleeper train to Cornwall from closure. He is author of the highly successful books Flying Scotsman, A History of the Great Western Railway and The Duchesses, all published by Aurum Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781310151 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781310157 |
| Title | Great Western Railway |
| Author | Andrew Roden |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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