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The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still remain in the form of embankments, cuttings, tunnels, converted or tumbledown wayside buildings, and old railway furniture such as signal posts. Many disused routes are preserved in the form of cycle tracks and footpaths. This colourfully illustrated book helps you to decipher the fascinating features that remain today and to understand their original functions, demonstrating how old routes can be traced on maps, outlining their permanent stamp on the landscape, and teaching you how to form a mental picture of a line in its heyday.
Table of Contents
Keeping a Level Track
Serving the Community
The Goods Yard
Operating a Railway
Track and Trackside Furniture
Places to Visit
Index
Product details
| Published | 19 Mar 2020 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 64 |
| ISBN | 9781784423728 |
| Imprint | Shire Publications |
| Illustrations | Fully illustrated throughout |
| Series | Shire Library |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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