[PDF] A History Of The Great Western Railway eBook

Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,37 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445644288

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The story of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam. The initials 'GWR' conjure an evocative picture of a Brunswick green locomotive hauling tea-and-cream-coloured coaches through a verdant West Country landscape. However, the GWR was not just engines and trains. In this comprehensive history, Colin Maggs, one of the country's foremost railway historians, tells of other, perhaps less well-known aspects of the company's history: its construction and expansion; the activities of its publicity department; and its sea, air and road services. It was a caring, cradle-to-the-grave employer and at Swindon even provided a hospital, school, baths and recreational facilities. These and other fascinating aspects of the company are all revealed in this accessible book, illustrated with over 100 photographs and period posters, many in colour.

Author : Andrew Roden
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Railroad companies
ISBN : 9781781310151

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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.

Author : Laurence Waters
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1526707055

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It could be argued that the great Western or 'Gods' Wonderful Railway' was for many years the most famous railway in England. Much of the railway that we see today was the work of one of the greatest engineers of his time, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The company was also served by locomotive engineers such as Gooch, Armstrong, Churchward, Collett and Hawksworth, who produced a series of locomotives that were well designed, elegant and powerful.Serving many holiday resorts of the south west, with trains such as 'The Cornish Riviera Express,' the publicity department exploited to great effect that the 'Great Western' was the 'Holiday Line.' It is probably true to say that in the years before the Second World War the company was producing some of the most effective publicity material in England.Using previously unpublished material from the extensive 'Great Western Trust' collection at Didcot Railway Centre, the book illustrates in both black and white and color many facets that made the Great Western 'Great"

Author : Allen Jackson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 22,88 MB
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1445670127

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A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.

Author : Sandra Gittins
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 14,28 MB
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0750962569

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In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measure, both for the men sent away to fight and the women who took on new roles at home. Not since 1922 has the history of the GWR in the First World War been recorded in a single volume. Using modern data-bases and enjoying greater access to archives, Sandra Gittins has been able to produce a complete history which traces the GWR from the early, optimistic days through the subsequent difficult years of the Great War, including Government demands for war manufacture, increased traffic and the tragic loss of staff. From GWR ships and ambulance trains to the employment of women, every part of the story is told, including the saddest of all, which is represented by a Roll of Honour.

Author : Colin Maggs
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 29,93 MB
Release : 2013-09-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 144561300X

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A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

Author : Robin Jones
Publisher : Gresley
Page : pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911658191

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Robin Jones' history of the Great Western Railway line and its founding father.

Author : George Augustus Nokes
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 30,4 MB
Release : 2014-08-07
Category :
ISBN : 9781498135702

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1895 Edition.