High speed rail

High speed rail

Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2011-11-08

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9780215038494

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The main report is available (ISBN 9780215038579) and additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom


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Download or read book High speed rail written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main report is available (ISBN 9780215038579) and additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/transcom


Bradshaw's monthly railway and steam navigation guide

Bradshaw's monthly railway and steam navigation guide

Author: George Bradshaw

Publisher:

Published: 1862

Total Pages: 1352

ISBN-13:

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The Railway Chronicle

The Railway Chronicle

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Publisher:

Published: 1845

Total Pages: 1204

ISBN-13:

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Trains Through Nuneaton

Trains Through Nuneaton

Author: John Jackson

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2022-07-15

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1398102644

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The rail scene around the Midlands town of Nuneaton. Takes a look at the considerable variety of both passenger and freight traffic on offer.


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Download or read book Trains Through Nuneaton written by John Jackson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2022-07-15 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rail scene around the Midlands town of Nuneaton. Takes a look at the considerable variety of both passenger and freight traffic on offer.


The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine

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Publisher:

Published: 1915

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13:

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A Handbook of Warwickshire ...

A Handbook of Warwickshire ...

Author: John Murray (Firm)

Publisher: London : J. Murray

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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The Macmillan Guide to the United Kingdom 1978-79

The Macmillan Guide to the United Kingdom 1978-79

Author: NA NA

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-12-25

Total Pages: 1075

ISBN-13: 134981511X

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Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13:

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Branch Line Britain

Branch Line Britain

Author: Paul D Shannon

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2023-12-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 1399089935

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This book examines in words and pictures the network of British branch lines and other secondary routes that survived the mass closures of the 1960s. While nearly 4,000 route miles were lost between 1963 and 1970, the cuts were less severe than they might have been. Some lines were reprieved because of their social importance, even though they would never pay their way in purely commercial terms. They included some lengthy rural routes, such as those serving the Far North of Scotland, Central Wales and the Cumbrian Coast, as well as some urban backwaters such as Romford to Upminster and the St Albans Abbey branch. As the 1970s progressed, closures became scarce, but cost-cutting measures included the singling of some lines as well as scaled-down stations and simplified signalling. Yet even today, some pockets of traditional operation survive. Mechanical signal boxes still control many hundreds of miles across the network, in areas as diverse as West Cornwall, East Lincolnshire and South West Scotland. This book also celebrates several reopened and new lines, ranging from the major Borders Railway project in Scotland to the Stansted Airport and Barking Riverside branches in South East England - making the point that the branch line concept is far from dead.


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Download or read book Branch Line Britain written by Paul D Shannon and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines in words and pictures the network of British branch lines and other secondary routes that survived the mass closures of the 1960s. While nearly 4,000 route miles were lost between 1963 and 1970, the cuts were less severe than they might have been. Some lines were reprieved because of their social importance, even though they would never pay their way in purely commercial terms. They included some lengthy rural routes, such as those serving the Far North of Scotland, Central Wales and the Cumbrian Coast, as well as some urban backwaters such as Romford to Upminster and the St Albans Abbey branch. As the 1970s progressed, closures became scarce, but cost-cutting measures included the singling of some lines as well as scaled-down stations and simplified signalling. Yet even today, some pockets of traditional operation survive. Mechanical signal boxes still control many hundreds of miles across the network, in areas as diverse as West Cornwall, East Lincolnshire and South West Scotland. This book also celebrates several reopened and new lines, ranging from the major Borders Railway project in Scotland to the Stansted Airport and Barking Riverside branches in South East England - making the point that the branch line concept is far from dead.


Railway Renaissance

Railway Renaissance

Author: Gareth David

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2017-09-30

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 1473862027

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“David’s superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching’s vision of a streamlined railway network.” —Books Monthly When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, “The Reshaping of British Railways,” was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr. Richard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. In this comprehensive survey of new and reopened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Gareth David asks what it tells us about Dr. Beeching’s report, looking at how lines that were earmarked for closure in that report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be reopened or are the focus of reopening campaigns.


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Download or read book Railway Renaissance written by Gareth David and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “David’s superb book looks at the defiant renaissance of such heritage railways . . . in contrast to Beeching’s vision of a streamlined railway network.” —Books Monthly When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6 September 2015, it became the most significant reopening of any UK railway since the infamous Beeching Report, “The Reshaping of British Railways,” was published in March 1963. In his report, Dr. Richard Beeching recommended sweeping closures of lines across the UK to improve the financial performance of British railways, which led to wholesale closures over the following decade and a reduction in the UK rail network from 18,000 miles in 1963, to some 11,000 miles a decade later. But since that low point was reached in the early 1970s a revolution has been taking place. Passenger traffic on the railways is now at its highest level since the 1940s and from Alloa to Aberdare, as well as from Mansfield to Maesteg, closed lines have reopened and the tide of Beeching closures has been gradually rolled back. Scores of stations have been reopened and on many of the newly revived lines, passenger traffic is far exceeding the forecasts used to support their reopening. In this comprehensive survey of new and reopened railways and stations across England, Scotland and Wales, Gareth David asks what it tells us about Dr. Beeching’s report, looking at how lines that were earmarked for closure in that report, but escaped the axe, have fared and reviews the host of further routes, which are either set to be reopened or are the focus of reopening campaigns.