The Great Western Railway - Shire Library

Informationen zum Autor Tim Bryan worked as curator at the GWR and STEAM museums in Swindon for more than twenty years and is now Director of the Brunel Institute at the SS Great Britain in Bristol. He is the author of several books on railway and heritage topics and has written six titles for Shire. He lives in Swindon, UK. Klappentext With a network covering much of the West Country! Wales and the West Midlands! and a history and tradition stretching back more than a century! the Great Western has been seen by many railway historians and enthusiasts as the most famous railway in the world. This book summarises Great Western Railway's place in British history. First Great Western, Zusammenfassung With a network covering much of the West Country, Wales and the West Midlands, and a history and tradition stretching back more than a century, the Great Western has been seen by many railway historians and enthusiasts as the most famous railway in the world. This book summarises Great Western Railway's place in British history. Inhaltsverzeichnis ?Introduction /Brunel and the Broad Gauge /The Golden Age of the GWR /The Greater Great Western /The Great Western Under Attack /Great Western Legacy /Places to Visit /Further Reading /Index

Product details

• Authors: Tim Bryan, Bryan Tim
• Publisher: SHIRE
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.07.2010
• EAN: 9780747807889
• ISBN: 978-0-7478-0788-9
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Shire Library; Shire Library
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; England, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Trains and railways: general interest