Railways britain

Publisher: Adam & Charles Black   This Edition: 1973 First Edition   Place of Publication: Great Britain   Binding: Good   Dust Jacket: Shows signs of wear and tear and koki marking    Number of Pages: 343   Weight:  880g   Condition: Good with previous owner inscription and koki marking on first page and bookstore sticker    ISBN 0-7136-1373-4         Postnet 2 Postnet   R99-00 (0-5kg)    Additional R20-00 per extra 1kg   Maximum Weight: 15kg   Collection   From our store - Southern Suburbs Jhb  

BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS IN COLOUR: BR DIESEL IN THE 1960's & 1970's By: Colin G Maggs MBE This book, covering the early years of diesel on Britain's railways, presents a wonderful array of over 200 colour photographs, many of them previously unpublished. All the imagery is reproduced from original transparencies that have remained carefully preserved away from daylight since the day they were taken, so the original vividness of colour remains - a rare quality. As high-quality colour photography from this period is scarce (most photographers worked mainly in black and white to serve the needs of publishers), this book will delight today's railway enthusiasts, who are always keen to see new material unearthed and published. Hardback, 280 x 230mm, 208 pages, 69 colour & 316 b&w illustrations ISBN : 9781844256518 Book No: H4651

THE RAILWAYS OF BRITAIN  ISBN 0-333-40766-0   Please see pic for details, More Pitures are avalible on request.   PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT BOOKS, BUT WE WILL STILL DO OUR BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHERE WE CAN!   SHIPPING WILL BE AT YOUR COST PLEASE USE YOUR USER NAME AS REFERENCE WHEN PAYING. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING    

  Soft cover book, BT Batsford Ltd 1962. Binding secure,but two pages are loose. Bend over front cover,with yellowing of pages. Slight traces of water damage to the interior. Lovely black & white illustrations throughout.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From 1972 onwards, Andy Sparks sought to capture the different scenes unfolding on the railways of Britain. With his camera at the ready, he travelled wherever and whenever he could, amassing an impressive portfolio of over 1,000 images. The 1970s and '80s was truly an era of change, of decay and dereliction gradually giving way to the onset of new order and organisation. British Rail Scene Remembered recreates the atmosphere of this gritty and distinct period, documenting the people, infrastructure, activities, trains and locomotives of this time. Features Summary Photographs portraying the nostalgic, gritty years of the 1970s and early 1980s on Britain's railways Author Andy Sparks Publisher The History Press Ltd Release date 20180423 Pages 96 ISBN 0-7509-8575-5 ISBN 13 978-0-7509-8575-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days ***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*** In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. Beyond conquest and deception, the Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism, and caused millions to die from starvation. British imperialism justified itself as enlightened despotism for the benefit of the governed, but Shashi Tharoor takes on and demolishes this position, demonstrating how every supposed imperial 'gift' from the railways to the rule of law was designed in Britain's interests alone. He goes on to show how Britain's Industrial Revolution was founded on India s deindustrialisation, and the destruction of its textile industry. In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy. Features Summary Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India - from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj - revealing how Britain's rise was built upon its plunder of India. Author Shashi Tharoor Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Release date 20170217 Pages 295 ISBN 1-84904-808-8 ISBN 13 978-1-84904-808-8

GWR Handbook The Great Western Railway 1923-47 By: David Wragg This book tells the story of the Great Western Railway. Known by the dedicated as 'God's Wonderful Railway', the GWR - uniquely among Britain's railways - retained its identity from the time of its incorporation in 1835 until nationalisation in 1948 and therefore has a particularly special heritage. This extensively illustrated book, a sister title to the LMS Handbook, provides a unique and highly detailed reference source for the GWR, containing text, tabular details and photographs of its steam locomotives and rolling stock, its other equipment, its depots and some railway stations, and its network. 'an excellent history of the railway operations' Today's Railways UK Hardback, 263 x 194mm, 256 pages, 144 b&w illustrations ISBN: 9780857330055 Book No.: H5005

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Faversham has always been a hard-working town. Its very name, which was derived from Latin and Old English, means `the metal workers' village', and in Saxon times the area was a centre for the manufacture of jewellery. Its town market has been in continuous use for over 900 years and when King Steven established a huge abbey here it became, for a while, capital of the kingdom. With a navigable creek leading to the Swale seaway, fishermen have always plied their trade here; in fact the Faversham Oyster Fisheries Co. is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as being the oldest. Shepherd Neame's Brewery, which was established here, also claims to be Britain's oldest, and many surrounding farms supply the essential raw material: hops. Faversham is best known, though, for its explosives industry, which has been based here since the seventeenth century. Faversham gunpowder blasted through rocks and tunnels to allow faster growth of the railways. They also aided extraction of vital ores and minerals from mines. An increase in demand led to enlarged works at two different sites until an accidental explosion in 1916 brought about decline. Faversham at Work explores the working life of this charming Kent market town nestled in the heart of the `Garden of England'. In a fascinating series of contemporary photographs and illustrations, it looks at the rise and fall of the explosives industry, the town's long association with shipbuilding, the influence of brick making during the Victorian era and the continuing importance of fruit growing on the local economy. Features Summary A pictorial history of the working life of Faversham over the last century and more. Author Robert Turcan Publisher Amberley Publishing Release date 20170712 Pages 96 ISBN 1-4456-6890-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4456-6890-1