Railway Workshops
Seiten
2012
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1201-2 (ISBN)
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1201-2 (ISBN)
Railway workshops began in the north of England as small engineering concerns building the engines that powered early railways such as the Stockton and Darlington. In this illustrated introduction, the author explores the development, heyday and decline of British railway workshops, and examines their legacy.
Railway workshops began in the north of England as small engineering concerns building the engines that powered early railways such as the Stockton and Darlington. Once the railway companies had become firmly established, they began to set up their own engineering workshops to build and maintain not only locomotives but also carriages, wagons and all manner of other equipment. Locations such as Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Eastleigh and Swindon soon became famous as 'railway towns', with new communities growing up alongside the extensive railway workshops to house the thousands of workers and their families. In this illustrated introduction, Tim Bryan explores the development, heyday and decline of British railway workshops, and examines their legacy today.
Railway workshops began in the north of England as small engineering concerns building the engines that powered early railways such as the Stockton and Darlington. Once the railway companies had become firmly established, they began to set up their own engineering workshops to build and maintain not only locomotives but also carriages, wagons and all manner of other equipment. Locations such as Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Eastleigh and Swindon soon became famous as 'railway towns', with new communities growing up alongside the extensive railway workshops to house the thousands of workers and their families. In this illustrated introduction, Tim Bryan explores the development, heyday and decline of British railway workshops, and examines their legacy today.
Tim Bryan spent twenty-one years working as curator at the GWR and STEAM museums in Swindon and is now Head of Collections at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon. He is the author of many articles on railway and heritage topics and ten books, including 'The Great Western Railway' and 'Railways in Wartime' for Shire.
Introduction / A Brief History / Independent Railway Builders / Building Locomotives / Carriages, Wagons and Infrastructure / Railway Towns / Places to Visit / Further Reading / Appendix: Workshops and Manufacturers in 1925 / Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.8.2012 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Shire Library |
| Zusatzinfo | 50 b/w; 25 col |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 142 x 206 mm |
| Gewicht | 147 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7478-1201-2 / 0747812012 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7478-1201-2 / 9780747812012 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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