British Rail Scene - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook British Rail Scene write by Andy Sparks. This book was released on 2017-03. British Rail Scene available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Taking railway photographs and capturing an age of impressive locomotives and atmospheric stations is a pastime that the age of steam passed down through generations, even after its own decline in favour of diesel and electric traction. It was certainly one that avid teenage trainspotter Andy Sparks sought to take up, emulating the work of prized 1960s railway photographer Colin T. Gifford. But by the 1970s, when Andy's camera was at the ready and after Beeching's axe had come down on the British railway network, modernisation and rationalisation were rapidly sweeping away the vestiges of the previous age, and dereliction and decay intertwined much of what could be seen. Desperate to capture the scene, Andy took thousands of photographs from 1972 until the early 1980s, and his images beautifully convey the nostalgic, gritty years of that era of change on Britain's railways. From his lens to the pages of this book, this is a unique look at an oft-overlooked period of British railway history.
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Coast to Coast write by Andy Sparks. This book was released on 2008. Coast to Coast available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. British Rail Northern Scene
Britain's Railways Through the Seasons
Britain's Railways Through the Seasons - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Britain's Railways Through the Seasons write by David Goodyear. This book was released on 2023-01-31. Britain's Railways Through the Seasons available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time. Living in the temperate zone we experience four distinct seasons. The railway scene reflects such in its own special character - cold winter air enhances the bountiful steam escaping from the hissing steam locomotive impatiently awaiting its departure, while autumn enchants with trees that exude a variety of hues which embellish any image of even the most mundane suburban train. Springtime blossom and wild flowers bestow railway cuttings with a bounty of generous bright colors while coastal railways often look most inviting on warm sunny days as they pass alongside azure seas and golden beaches. The seasons each add their own dimension for the photographer to encapsulate, and railways passing through the ever-changing landscape provide their own tribute to this inspirational tapestry. As readers travel through each season, so they are invited to share this awe and constant source of inspiration from nature's kaleidoscope of color. Photographs are provided with captions and reflective commentary to enlighten the knowledgeable rail enthusiast alongside those who equally enjoy such a portrait of landscape and scenery through the seasons. The range of photographs ranges from the mid -1980's to the present with the majority from the last two decades.
Steam on the Southern and Western
Steam on the Southern and Western - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Steam on the Southern and Western write by David Knapman. This book was released on 2018-09-30. Steam on the Southern and Western available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Steam on the Southern and Western is a personal record of railway views that were captured on black and white film in the late 1950s and 1960s, until the demise of steam on British Railways. The style of the book is the well-tried and- tested picture and captions format, and the majority of the pictures are black and white photography. Not every picture portrays a train as there are interesting branch line and infrastructure scenes to view as well. Furthermore, the book is intended to represent an eclectic mix of subjects and not to solely show main line scenes, for example. The book covers the Southern and Western regions of British Railways, with the Somerset and Dorset Railway included for good measure, as it fits neatly into the areas of the country for this volume. It also carries its share of photographs of British Railways standard locomotives in the locations appropriate to the regions. Where preservation starts to overlap with the still-active steam scene, some historic photographs are included. Photographs are grouped together by a particular location, for example, the Redhill to Reading line of the Southern, and Oxford on the Western. Each of these topic areas provides a flavour of the railway activity at the time. Overall, the book presents the reader with a gentle meander through the 1950's and 1960's railway scene and will stir the memories that so many of us have seen and still treasure today.
Britain's Railways in the 1970s
Britain's Railways in the 1970s - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Britain's Railways in the 1970s write by David Hayes. This book was released on 2019-04-15. Britain's Railways in the 1970s available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A nostalgic overview of the rail scene in the 1970s. The photographs in this book try to capture a flavour of the railways during this fascinating transition period.
