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Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, ebook à télécharger, Livraison gratuite.
“God’s Wonderful Railway”, it was called if you were a fan; the “great Way Round” if you took a rather more jaundiced view of some of its circuitous branch lines. But 175 years after its foundation, the Great Western Railway company is remembered with the most nostalgia, even love, of all Britain’s pre-nationalisation railway companies. It built, and ran, the great main line from London to the West Country and Cornwall (today’s First Great Western franchise). It was engineered by the greatest of them all, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who built such wonders as the Box Tunnel and the Saltash bridge. Its steam locomotives were designed by great men like Churchward and Hawkesworth. But also it had wonderful stations like the soaring Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads, as well as innumerable idyllic country halts with little more than a pagoda shelter and a couple of milk churns awaiting collection. Its engines were painted a deep green, its carriages chocolate and cream. Its Cornish Riviera Express train, and the line alongside the beach at Dawlish sprayed by the waves, became the stuff of legend. Now Andy Roden has written the first comprehensive history of the GWR for 20 years, to tie in with its 175th anniversary. It will appeal to everyone who bought his Flying Scotsman or Christian Wolmar’s railway histories., Kindle Edition, Edition: 1st, Format: Kindle eBook, Étiquette: Aurum Press, Aurum Press, Groupe de produits: eBooks, Publié: 2011-11-01, Date de sortie: 2011-11-01, Studio: Aurum Press, Vente de rang: 346621.

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engineering and transportation,england,europe,great britain,history,humanities,railroads,textbooks,transportation, The Great Western Railway company is remembered with nostalgia, 175 years after its foundation�Covering the most beloved of Britain's prenationization railway companies, this history details how the Great Western Railway built and ran the great main line from London to the West Country and Cornwall?today's First Great Western franchise?and how it was engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who built such wonders as the Box Tunnel and the Saltash bridge. The designers of its steam locomotives are also discussed, from Churchward to Hawkesworth. Wonderful stations?such as the soaring Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads?as well as innumerable idyllic country halts with little more than a pagoda shelter and a couple of milk churns awaiting collection are also explored.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, in-stock.
Roden s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author s own campaigning!). While the GWR s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company s history an enthralling journey.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, 3-5 days.
A new and comprehensive history of one of our best-loved railway companies. `God`s Wonderful Railway`, the astonishing engineering feat of Isambard Kingdom Brunel`s main line from Paddington to Penzance, with its stupendous bridge over the River Tamar, endless Box Tunnel and exhilarating stretch alongside the sea at Dawlish Warren, has always been beloved of anyone who likes trains. Andrew Roden`s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company, whose well-engineered lines survive not only into the privatised era of First Great Western but also in numerous lovingly restored steam railways like the Dart Valley, tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated south-west of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author`s own campaigning!).While the GWR`s green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company`s history an enthralling journey.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Grossbritannien und Nordirland, 3 - 5 working days.
A new and comprehensive history of one of our best-loved railway companies. 'God's Wonderful Railway', the astonishing engineering feat of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's main line from Paddington to Penzance, with its stupendous bridge over the River Tamar, endless Box Tunnel and exhilarating stretch alongside the sea at Dawlish Warren, has always been beloved of anyone who likes trains. Andrew Roden's comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company, whose well-engineered lines survive not only into the privatised era of First Great Western but also in numerous lovingly restored steam railways like the Dart Valley, tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated south-west of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age. It has left us with soaring termini like Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads as well as glorious railway institutions like the Night Riviera overnight sleeper to Cornwall that endure to this day (not least thanks to the author's own campaigning!). While the GWR's green locomotives and chocolate and cream carriages may have given way to purple, anyone who wants to return to the golden age of the railways will find the company's history an enthralling journey.

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A new and comprehensive history of one of our best-loved railway companies.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
Great-Western-Railway~~Andrew-Roden, Great Western Railway: A History, Hardcover.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, In Stock.
Great-Western-Railway~~Andrew-Roden, Great Western Railway: A History, Paperback.