The Great Central Railway - 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 The Great Central Railway write by John Palmer. This book was released on 2021-01-30. The Great Central Railway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Sets out to address what really happened . . . through its LNER days and into British Railways custodianship . . . A well-researched and presented tome.” —Key Model World For generations of railway enthusiasts and more lately for social historians, the life and times of the former Great Central Railway and in particular its extension towards London in the 1890s and closure seventy years later, have generated considerable interest and controversy. Although many books have been written about the Railway, the majority in recent times have concentrated upon providing a photographic record and a nostalgic look in retrospect to what was generally perceived as happier times for the route. None of the books have presented the outcome from thorough research into the business aspects of the Railway and its successive private (LNER) and public (BR) ownerships through war and peace, and times of industrial, social and political change, that influenced and shaped the demand for a railway service. While retaining a strong railway theme throughout, the book identifies the role played by successive governments, the electricity and coal industries and the effect of social change that, together resulted in a case for closure. The content of the book replaces much supposition with fact and places on record what really happened. The final part of the book acknowledges the fine work over half a century of volunteers dedicated to saving a section of the line in Leicestershire. “A valuable addition to the social and political history of railways.” —The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
The Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway - 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 The Great Central Railway write by Michael A. Vanns. This book was released on 2017-05-31. The Great Central Railway available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This compelling book centers on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subsequent fortunes of the London Extension right up until its closure, and into the preservation era, examining the remarkable achievements of hundreds of enthusiasts and their continuing struggle to fulfill the aspirations of those 1969 visionaries.In 1899 the Great Central Railway opened a new main line between Nottinghamshire and London. It was built to the highest of standards; civil and mechanical engineers able to benefit from the experience of over fifty years of British railway construction. It was a glorious achievement. Yet, despite incorporating some of the best facilities to enable it to operate in a more efficient way than its older rivals, it had a short working life compared to its contemporaries. By the end of the 1960s, most of it had closed. However, ironically, that abandonment by the state-owned British Railways presented an independent and enterprising group of railway enthusiasts with a unique opportunity to operate their own main line with their own engines. In 1969 the Main Line Preservation Group was formed with a vision to re-create a fully functioning, double track, steam-worked main line between Nottingham and Leicester. This book explores the journey, development and changes of the Great Central Railway and is a fantastic guide to how the railway industry has changed over time.
The Great Central Valley
The Great Central Valley - 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 The Great Central Valley write by Gerald W. Haslam. This book was released on 1993. The Great Central Valley available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Explores the natural and social history of California's agricultural heartland. This book celebrates the tenacious people of the Valley, where hard work and ingenuity are the means to both survival and success.
The Great Central Fair: A Saint Maggie Story
The Great Central Fair: A Saint Maggie Story - 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 The Great Central Fair: A Saint Maggie Story write by Janet R. Stafford. This book was released on 2018-09-15. The Great Central Fair: A Saint Maggie Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Romance is in the air for Maggie Blaine Smith's daughters when Sergeant Patrick McCoy (daughter Frankie Blaine's beau) and Captain Philip Frost (daughter Lydia Blaine Lape's friend) make a surprise visit to Blaineton, New Jersey on their way to their new posts at Mower General Hospital, Philadelphia. Maggie struggles as she realizes that her daughters are becoming women. Eighteen-year-old Frankie will marry Patrick eventually. That much is obvious. But when? Maggie hopes and prays it will not for a while yet. Meanwhile, her husband Eli Smith is on a campaign to protect his stepdaughter's chastity, something both Frankie and Patrick find annoying. Neither parent, though, has any concerns about Lydia. She is the sensible one, the one who never does anything impulsively. In addition, she is an adult - nearly twenty-two years of age - and still in mourning for her late husband, Edgar Lape. Nothing to see here. Or is there?A visit Philadelphia and its Great Central Fair of 1864 just might change things for everyone.
The Great Central Canada Bucket List
The Great Central Canada Bucket List - 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 The Great Central Canada Bucket List write by Robin Esrock. This book was released on 2015-02-21. The Great Central Canada Bucket List available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Renowned travel writer and TV host Robin Esrock explored every inch of central Canada to craft the definitive Bucket List for the region. Running the gamut of nature, food, culture, history, adrenaline rushes, and quirky Canadiana, Robin's personal quest to tick off the very best of Ontario and Quebec packs in enough for a lifetime.
