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The GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47
David Wragg
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Description for The GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 244 x 16. Weight in Grams: 614.
For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided most services in Wales, and it was the main line to Cardiff, Bristol, Cornwall and Birmingham. This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR. Forming part of ... Read more
For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the merchants and financiers of Bristol. Its operations stretched as far as Merseyside, it provided most services in Wales, and it was the main line to Cardiff, Bristol, Cornwall and Birmingham. This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR. Forming part of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750967525
SKU
V9780750967525
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Ref
99-50
About David Wragg
David Wragg has written many books on railway, aviation, and defense subjects, including Wartime on the Railways, The Southern Railway Story, The LMS Story, The LNER Story, and The GWR Story for The History Press. He has also written on these subjects for the Sunday Telegraph, the Spectator, and the Scotsman. He lives near Edinburgh.
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