The Leicester Gap - 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 Leicester Gap write by Michael A. Vanns. This book was released on 2018-06-30. The Leicester Gap available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains.At the heart of the former Midland Railway main line from St Pancras to Sheffield, the 45-mile section between Irchester in Northamptonshire and Loughborough in Nottinghamshire was equipped with semaphore signals worked from twenty-three mechanical signalboxes. It was the last main line in the country where this once-standard arrangement remained virtually unchanged since the days of steam. This pocket of mechanical signalling was christened The Leicester Gap, because Leicester was to be the site of a new power signalbox, the last in a chain of just five that would control the whole of the Midland Main Line into the twenty-first century.From 1984 when resignalling work started, to 1987 when it was completed, the author photographed as many trains passing through the Leicester Gap as he could. This book is the result of those efforts.
The Leicester City Story
The Leicester City 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 Leicester City Story write by Rob Tanner. This book was released on 2017-09-07. The Leicester City Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. **A REVISED AND SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED EDITION OF ROB TANNER'S 5000-1- NOW COVERING THE FIVE YEARS SINCE LEICESTER CITY'S INCREDIBLE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE WIN.** On 2 May 2016, English football was spectacularly altered as 5000-1 longshots Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions. Their victory broke a long-standing monopoly at the top of the table, and propelled the club into the Champions League for the first time. In The Leicester City Story: Five Years On, acclaimed Athletic Leicester City correspondent Rob Tanner relives City's title win, their summer of celebration and the highs and lows of the next five years that led to their first FA Cup win in 2021. Detailing the dramatic changes in the club's management since 2016, and reflecting on the great legacy of the club's much-loved owner, Khun Vichai, Tanner tells the inside story of a remarkable team still on the rise.
British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970
British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970 - 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 Railway Infrastructure Since 1970 write by Paul D. Shannon. This book was released on 2019-11-30. British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period. Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or rejoined the network. As for freight, we see how the complex operations of the 20th century have been replaced by a far smaller number of specialized terminals, while marshalling yards in the traditional sense have all but disappeared. And the long process of updating our railway signaling has continued apace, even though some semaphore gems have managed to survive into the 21st century. “This book looks at all the various changes that have taken place in Britain’s railways since 1970 . . . . Such things as freight, stations closing and opening, or re-opening, locomotive depots and signaling are all covered in detail. What makes this book so good is the number of photographs supplied by the author ranging from back in the 1970s to the present. This is a book worth having if you are interested in the infrastructure of Britain's railways. Beautifully illustrated.” —Branch Line Britain “An interesting and recommended work.” —West Somerset Railway Association
History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902
History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902 - 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 History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902 write by Great Britain. War Office. This book was released on 1906. History of the War in South Africa, 1899-1902 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Leicestershire Parish Registers
Leicestershire Parish Registers - 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 Leicestershire Parish Registers write by William Phillimore Watts Phillimore. This book was released on 1913. Leicestershire Parish Registers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
