Libro Great Western Railway Stations De Jackson, Allen

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Allen Jackson

Editorial

Amberley Publishing

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781445670119

Categorías

Reino unido
Historia de europa
Trenes y ferrocarriles

Great Western Railway Stations

Allen Jackson (Autor) · Amberley Publishing · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "Great Western Railway Stations"

Perhaps more has been written about the Great Western Railway than any other, and the company is regarded with the most affection. The combination of an unbroken history, engineering icons of the Victorian era, holiday destinations and a visual appeal in their design work went a long way in keeping the GWR in pole position. The stations and other structures have long enjoyed the admiration of many and are a quintessential ingredient of the GWR recipe for remembrance. Change has always been with us on the railways and none more so than in the twenty-first century, where much of the GWR scene is to be swept away under the wires of electrification. The GWR proposed electrification of the Taunton to Penzance route in the 1930s and would have carried it out if they'd had the cash so, eighty years later, this change has an air of inevitability about it. Great Western Railway Stations is a last look at much of the GWR architecture, some of which is listed, and aims to present a lavishly illustrated overview of what remains of the old company.