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Brunel's Big Railway
Engineering genius Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway was not only bigger, wider and faster than any other of its day, but linked London to New York via his great steamships from Bristol. His unique broad gauge 'super railway' also connected Paddington to Plymouth and Penzance, and for decades was one of the wonders of the world. More than two centuries on, many of his historic structures along the route have been given listed building protection so future generations can admire and enjoy them. This book looks at the history of the railway from London to Bristol and Brunel's Great Western legacy that was to lead the company to even dizzier heights.
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The Compact Wales: Great Trains of Wales Explored
The Great Trains of Wales offers a wealth of industrial heritage but their journeys also take the passengers from the coast to the mountains, through some of the most spectacular scenery you could imagine. Including colour photographs throughout.
£5.95
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Wales and Western Region Railways
With stunning previously unpublished photographs documenting the end of steam railways of the G.W.R.
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Britain's 100 best railway stations
It is the location of all our hopeful beginnings and intended ends; an institution with its own rituals and priests; and a long-neglected aspect of Britain's architecture: the railway station. Bestselling historian Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of the country to select this joyous celebration of our social history. With his usual insight and authority, he describes the history, geography, design and significance of each of these glories; explores their role in the national imagination; champions the engineers, architects and rival companies that made them possible; and tells the story behind the development, triumphs and follies of these very British creations. From Waterloo to Whitby, St Pancras to Stirling, these are the marvellous, often undersung places that link our nation.
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The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How it Change
Since Victorian times, the London Underground has played a vital role in the daily life of millions of people. This book traces the history of the 'tube', from the pioneers who conceived this revolutionary form of transport, through to the advanced driverless trains of today.
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Dean Forest Railway Part 2
The Dean Forest Railway is among the most scenic of Britain's preserved lines, and the combination of steam and Welsh Border countryside proves irresistible for thousands of visitors each year. The author gathers a selection of historic past pictures and contrasts them with 'present day' shots.
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Aston Martin: Made in Britain
Aston Martin's story is one of survival, ingenuity, and style. Beloved of engineers, speed freaks, and spooks - both real and imagined - the car with the double-o prefix has blazed a trail to become one of the world's best-loved machines. Author, racer, and stunt driver Ben Collins explores this magnificent machine from a unique perspective behind the wheel, carving through country lanes in his father's V8 Vantage, driving Aston Martins in four James Bond movies and competing against them in the legendary Le Mans 24-hour race.
£20.00
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Autopia: The Future of Cars
Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars? Or will we watch robots race a bionic Lewis Hamilton? And what about the future of classic cars? In 'Autopia', TV presenter and journalist Jon Bentley celebrates motoring's rich heritage and meets the engineers (and coders) who are transforming cars forever.
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The Severn Tunnel Junction
The Severn Tunnel Junction was the largest freight marshalling yard on the Western Region of British Railways, once stretching for over two miles along the Welsh bank of the River Severn. At its height it was a goods yard, junction, station and loco depot, but it was an important railway community and small town as well. With more than 150 photographs this book describes the beginnings of the yard within the wider historical context and discusses the expansion of the site and the impact of the two World Wars. It documents the methods of working at the junction and recalls the locos, freight and passenger trains that travelled the lines. Finally, the people who worked and lived there are remembered.
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Early Pioneers of Steam: The Inspiration Behind George Stephenson
An important new study with a vast scope: the people and events that made the achievements of Stephenson and Brunel possible
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Airline Maps: A Century of Art and Design
This illustrated collection of airline route maps transports readers to another time. Hundreds of images span a century of passenger flight, from the rudimentary trajectory of routes to the most intricately detailed birds-eye views of land. 'Airline Maps' is a celebration of graphic design, cartographic skills and clever marketing and a visual feast that reminds us to enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
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Arriva Trains Wales
As the Arriva Trains Wales franchise comes to an end, Nick Wilcock offers up a lavishly illustrated record of its time on Wales' railways.
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Shrewsbury To Aberystwyth
Take a nostalgic steam-powered journey back in time on the long-closed line between Aberystwyth and Shrewsbury. Includes an essay on the history of the line and photographs of its locomotives, trains and stations. Author Tom Ferris reveals Wales' railway heritage through a series of pocket books, each one looking at a 'lost line' of Wales.
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