The GWR Swindon to Bath Line
Will be published approx. on 4. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-7509-3403-9 (ISBN)
Description
Colin G. Maggs has a particular love for the Swindon to Bath line. In this detailed book he records the varied history of this stretch of railway, which was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel as the last link between London, Bath and Bristol.
The GWR Swindon to Bath Line captures the drama of the railway's construction - recounting in detail the difficulties faced by engineers and navvies alike, and vividly bringing to life the excitement of those early railway days. Maggs describes the line's opening and its dramatic effect on the district, and also comments on passenger train services, locomotives, engine sheds and signalling as well as recalling the many accidents that have happened.
Appendices give financial and traffic information, along with reminiscences from railwaymen who worked the line. Fully illustrated with maps and over 200 images of every aspect of the Swindon to Bath line, this fact-filled and authoritative study provides a rare insight into the development of a typical part of the British railway.
The GWR Swindon to Bath Line captures the drama of the railway's construction - recounting in detail the difficulties faced by engineers and navvies alike, and vividly bringing to life the excitement of those early railway days. Maggs describes the line's opening and its dramatic effect on the district, and also comments on passenger train services, locomotives, engine sheds and signalling as well as recalling the many accidents that have happened.
Appendices give financial and traffic information, along with reminiscences from railwaymen who worked the line. Fully illustrated with maps and over 200 images of every aspect of the Swindon to Bath line, this fact-filled and authoritative study provides a rare insight into the development of a typical part of the British railway.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 263 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-3403-9 (9780750934039)
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Person
COLIN G. MAGS has had 105 books published to date, mostly on railway history. In 1993 HM the Queen awarded him an MBE for services to railway history. He has written countless railway newspaper and magazine articles, given broadcasts on TV and radio, talks to societies, and lectured on railway history at the University of Bath. He lives in Bath.