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.

About the author

P.D. Rendall became a Mechanical Engineering apprentice for British Rail Engineering's Swindon works at the age of sixteen.  After nine years in engineering, he worked as a Signalman, rising to become Supervisor of the Bristol Panel signal box. He has a Honours degree in Social and Community History, and divides his time between work as a social historian and working in the mental health sector. He is a published author on many subjects, from the 1970 Bristol resignalling to the North Somerset coalfield, and has appeared on local TV and radio.

Product details

• Authors: P D Rendall, P. D. Rendall, P.D. Rendall, Rendall P.D.
• Publisher: Wiley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781785007378
• ISBN: 978-1-78500-737-8
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 246 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 535 g
• Illustrations: 157 colour photographs
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest