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Cover: 9780747812975 | Narrow Gauge Railways | Peter Johnson | Taschenbuch | Shire Library
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Narrow Gauge Railways
Taschenbuch von Peter Johnson
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations. Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines survive in the service of tourists, whose appreciation of the landscape, and the railways themselves, keep these relics of industrial Britain alive in all their variety. Peter Johnson has been researching and writing about narrow gauge lines for many years, and this is the perfect introduction to a rich and appealing corner of British railway history.
Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK's most scenic locations. Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying passengers, in some cases over quite considerable distances. Today a good proportion of all the important lines survive in the service of tourists, whose appreciation of the landscape, and the railways themselves, keep these relics of industrial Britain alive in all their variety. Peter Johnson has been researching and writing about narrow gauge lines for many years, and this is the perfect introduction to a rich and appealing corner of British railway history.
Über den Autor
Peter Johnson started contributing the narrow gauge railway news column to Railway World magazine in 1991, transferring to Steam Railway in 1995. He has written several books on Welsh narrow gauge lines, including in-depth histories of the Festiniog, Welsh Highland and Snowdon Mountain Railways.
Zusammenfassung
A brief, illustrated history of narrow gauge railways in Britain
Inhaltsverzeichnis
?Introduction / The Festiniog Railway / Developing Festiniog Concepts / Wider Does Not Necessarily Mean Bigger / 3-foot Gauge / The Light Railways / Between the Wars: A Narrow Gauge Swansong / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Shire Library
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780747812975
ISBN-10: 0747812977
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Johnson, Peter
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Shire Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 210 x 151 x 8 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Johnson
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.07.2013
Gewicht: 0,149 kg
Artikel-ID: 134086931
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