
The Architecture and Infrastructure of Britain's Railways: Northern England and Scotland
Patrick Bennett(Author)
Amberley Publishing
Published on 15. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4456-8139-9 (ISBN)
Description
The range and variety of British railway stations is truly astonishing; from the tiny wayside halt made of corrugated iron to the magnificent stone-built city centre terminus. No less remarkable in their variety are the buildings devoted to the transport of goods, and indeed for most years of their existence this traffic was by far the most important to the railway companies. Author Patrick Bennett also covers signal boxes and signalling, locomotive depots, bridges and viaducts and much else besides; in fact just about every aspect of the British railway scene.
This book, focusing on the north of England and Scotland, covers the areas of the major Scottish companies as well as those of the London & North Western, the Midland, the Lancashire & Yorkshire, and the North Eastern railways. Illustrated throughout with the author's original colour photographs, many of which are now historic, this book is sure to appeal as much to the general reader as to the railway modeller.
This book, focusing on the north of England and Scotland, covers the areas of the major Scottish companies as well as those of the London & North Western, the Midland, the Lancashire & Yorkshire, and the North Eastern railways. Illustrated throughout with the author's original colour photographs, many of which are now historic, this book is sure to appeal as much to the general reader as to the railway modeller.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
180 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 221 mm
Width: 182 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-8139-9 (9781445681399)
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Person
A lifelong railway enthusiast, Patrick pursued a varied career, ending up as a lecturer in further education. Retirement to France in 2007 brought the chance to also study the railways of his adopted country, resulting in a number of books on the history of French railways.