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  • Railways in Devon and Cornwall in the Late 20th Century

    by Peter J Green ...
    Devon and Cornwall have long been attractive destinations, not only for holidaymakers, but also for railway enthusiasts, and it was in Devon, during a family holiday in 1959 that the author’s passion for railways began.Peter started photographing railways at an early age, mainly concentrating on steam, but he made some visits to Devon in the 1970s, to see the Western Class diesel-hydraulics ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rails South West From Birmingham in the Late 20th Century, 1972-2000

    by Peter J Green ...
    A photographic journey captures the railway lines south and southwest of Birmingham, showcasing locomotives, heritage railways, and historic infrastructure.Towards the end of the twentieth century, take a photographic journey along the railway lines to the southwest and south of Birmingham. Starting at Birmingham's main stations, New Street and Snow Hill in the centre of the city, you can travel ... Read more

    $26.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rails From Shrewsbury

    A Pictorial Journey, 1970s–2012

    by Peter J. Green ...
    Shrewsbury station, located at the junction of the lines from Chester, Crewe, Wolverhampton, Hereford and Aberystwyth is a busy and interesting railway center for the enthusiast. Many train movements are still controlled by semaphore signals operated from a number of signal boxes, including the largest remaining operational mechanical signal box in the world at Severn Bridge Junction. Nevertheless ... Read more

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  • Railways in South Wales and the Central Wales Line in the Late 20th Century

    by Peter J. Green ...
    In the early 1980s, I began to visit South Wales on a regular basis to photograph the railway scene. At that time, the collieries and steelworks were generating a lot of rail traffic with Class 37 diesels being the usual motive power. Passenger trains were in the hands of Class 47s and 37s, while 'Peaks' and Class 50s would also appear on occasion. HSTs, DMUs, Sprinters and Pacers were, of course, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Scotland's Railways in the 1980s & 1990s

    A Snapshot in Time

    by Peter J. Green ...
    "A book full of nostalgia for those who thought railways after the end of steam would be an endless stream of lookalike boxes . . . a revelation." —Rail AdventIn the 1980s and early 1990s, Scotland was an excellent destination for the railway enthusiast.The many locomotive hauled trains running through splendid scenery, together with the surviving railway infrastructure and mechanical signaling, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Railways in North and Mid Wales in the Late 20th Century

    by Peter J. Green ...
    The coastal and mountain scenery around the railway lines of North and Mid Wales is among the best in Great Britain. Here we look at the British Railways lines and the trains that ran on them in the years between 1980 and 2000, as recorded by my cameras during my many visits to the area. A few photographs from earlier years are also included to help to complete the picture. During this period of ... Read more

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  • Diesel Locomotives Around the World

    by Peter J. Green ...
    Following the end of the steam locomotive in normal service, the diesel has become the favourite of many railway enthusiasts. To show something of the diesel types and operations on various international railway systems, Peter J. Green has selected some of his best railway photographs from his travels to six of the seven continents of the world. The photographs were taken in forty-five countries ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • South East Asia Railways

    by Peter J. Green ...
    The metre-gauge railways of South East Asia are a popular destination for railway enthusiasts from all over the world. In this book, Peter J. Green looks at the national railways of Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam in the twenty-first century. While all these railways are modernising at varying rates, it is still possible to step back into the past and experience train travel ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    50 Years On

    by Anthony Poulton-Smith ...
    In 1963 Dr Beeching's infamous report signalled the end for over 15,000 miles of track, a third of Britain's stations, and for 70,000 jobs, as well as making irrevocable changes to the way of life of many consumers. Much misery was caused and Beeching's name was muddied, but in hindsight the report probably did more than any other single factor to preserve the nation's railway heritage. Without ... Read more

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  • Oxfordshire Railways Through Time

    by Stanley C. Jenkins ...
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    The railway came to Oxfordshire during the 1840s, the core of the present-day local railway network being completed by 1853. Other lines were subsequently constructed and, despite some branch line closures during the 1960s, these Victorian railways are still serving the public during the first decades of the twenty-first century. Their longevity is a tribute to the energy and vision of the ... Read more

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  • Birmingham Railways Through Time

    by Mike Hitches ...
    Series series Through Time
    The railway network within Birmingham has long been important for the movement of passengers and freight to serve the centre and its suburbs, and as the road network around Birmingham has become more congested, the railways in the city have, once more, taken on an important role. As the network declined in the twentieth century, trains were regarded as shabby and also suffered from poor ... Read more

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  • Shropshire Railways

    by Geoff Cryer ...
    An examination of four hundred years of railways in Shropshire, from the primitive wagonways of the pre-railway age to the county's current rail network and services. Fully illustrated with almost two hundred monochrome and colour photos, Shropshire Railways is an ideal resource for anyone with an interest in this county with its rich railway history, and home to one of Britain's top heritage ... Read more

    $17.99 USD