Wiltshire Railways

Autor*innen

• Colin G. Maggs

Parameter

• Hobby & Freizeit

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When Wiltshire' and railway' are mentionedmost people think of the GreatWestern Railway(GWR) and of its works at Swindon inparticular. Although the GWR and its centreswere of huge significance, this is far from thewhole picture. In fact the railways ofWiltshirecan be divided into groups. The GWR and itsassociates served mainly the northern half ofthe county; the London & SouthWesternRailway (LSWR) passed east to west alongthe southern border ofWiltshire; and theMidland & SouthWestern Junction Railway(MSWJR) ran north to south linking theGWR and the LSWR. Finally there were asignificant number of military railways and alsoa number of stone quarry railways in the Boxand Bradford on Avon area.Colin Maggs, the renowned expert on railwayhistory, tells the fascinating tale of the railwaysand the impact they had on the lives of everyonein the county.The nostalgic branch lineswith their small local trains and the main lineswith their thundering expresses, are all part ofa rich heritage which is explored in an experttext and in more than two hundred evocativeimages to present an absorbing view ofWiltshire's recent past.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Einband: Hardcover