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Railways of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Engelsk Paperback
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Railways of the West Riding of Yorkshire
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The West Riding of Yorkshire boasted the most complex railway network in Britain, comprised at various times of seven railway companies, with an eighth trying to secure a foothold, eleven significant joint lines and several minor systems. With no overall strategic pattern of territory or route, the companies seemed to vie incessantly for supremacy, often at the expense of efficiency with the significant duplication of facilities: over twenty-five towns and villages had two passenger stations, while some even had three or four! This book reviews the local history, including its economy and key industries. It describes the need for the railways and the political and geographical challenges they faced. It discusses the impact on the region of ''railway mania'' experienced throughout Britain in the mid-nineteenth century. The many locomotives that worked these lines are celebrated, with a behind-the-scenes look at their yards, sheds and roundhouses. The lost branch lines and stations are remembered. Finally, there are individual chapters covering Leeds, Doncaster, Barnsley and the coalfields, Sheffield and Rotherham, Airedale and Wharfedale, the Aire and Calder watershed, the Calder Valley and Huddersfield.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
144
ISBN-13:
9781785008467
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
1785008463
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Udg. Dato:
26 apr 2021
Længde:
12mm
Bredde:
247mm
Højde:
190mm
Forlag:
The Crowood Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
26 apr 2021
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