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Narrow Gauge Railways of North Wales
Andrew Wilson
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Paperback. One of the joys of the Welsh narrow gauge is its sheer variety and apparent antiquity. Illustrated with over 200 photographs, this title takes the reader on a nostalgic journey through North Wales, revisiting the diversity and charm of the Welsh narrow gauge railways and showing how they have changed in the last years. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 8. Weight in Grams: 312.
One of the joys of the Welsh narrow gauge is its sheer variety and apparent antiquity. While many of the railways were designed from the outset as miniature mainlines, others were constructed on a shoestring. If the railways had anything in common, however, it was their individuality and uniqueness. Those concerns operating in the 1960s were very different organisations to the railways of the 1920s and 30s. The Festiniog and Talyllyn had avoided being absorbed by the Great Western or LMS in 1923 and had gone their own ways, while the Corris, Vale of Rheidol and Welshpool & Llanfair had ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752427881
SKU
V9780752427881
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Ref
99-10
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