Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Ottley's Bibliography of British Railway History. Second Supplement 12957-19605
Author: Fire and Steam
Author: Christian WolmarPublisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
ISBN: 1848872615
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the chequered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.
Railways and the Western European Capitals
Author: M. NilsenPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230615775
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
This book looks at the effect of railways on London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin, focusing on each city as a case study for one aspect of implantation.
Victorian Studies
Author: Sharon W. PropasPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317216474
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
First published in 2006, this work is a valuable guide for the researcher in Victorian Studies. Updated to include electronic resources, this book provides guides to catalogs, archives, museums, collections and databases containing material on the Victorian period. It organises the vast array of reference sources by discipline to help researchers tailor their investigations.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1270
Book Description
British Railway Enthusiasm
Author: Ian CarterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar train-spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways. For many in this cohort, train spotting ignited a lifetime's interest. British Railway Enthusiasm traces this postwar cohort and those who followed, as they moved through the life cycle. As the years turned these people invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm--train spotting, railway modeling, collecting railway relics--and then, in response to widespread grief at main line steam traction's death, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors.
Walford's Guide to Reference Material: Science and technology
Author: Albert John WalfordPublisher: London : Library Association Pub.
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
A revised and updated guide to reference material. It contains selective and evaluative entries to guide the enquirer to the best source of reference in each subject area, be it journal article, CD-ROM, on-line database, bibliography, encyclopaedia, monograph or directory. It features full critical annotations and reviewers' comments and comprehensive author-title and subject indexes. The contents include: mathematics; astronomy and surveying; physics; chemistry; earth sciences; palaeontology; anthropology; biology; natural history; botany; zoology; patents and interventions; medicine; engineering; transport vehicles; agriculture and livestock; household management; communication; chemical industry; manufactures; industries, trades and crafts; and the building industry.
Technology and Culture
Author: A Bibliography of British Railway History
Author: British Rail 1974-1997
Author: Terence Richard GourvishPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199269099
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Based on privileged access to the British Railway Board's rich archives, this book provides and authoritative account of the progress made by the British Railway System prior to its privatization. It offers a unique account of the last fifteen years of nationalized railways in Britain, and it sheds light on the current problems of privatized railway systems. This volume is divided into four complete and concise sections for complete study: 'Railways Under Labour (1974-1979)', 'The Thatcher Revolution (British Rail in the 1980's)', 'On The Threshold of Privatization: Running the Railways (1990-1994)', and 'Responding to Privatization (1981-1997)'. Author Terry Gourvish is considered Britain's leading railway historian.