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Callander & Oban Railway Through Time
Ewan Crawford
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Description for Callander & Oban Railway Through Time
Paperback. This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Callander & Oban Railway has changed and developed over the last century. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; WGF; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
Construction on the Callander & Oban Railway began in 1866, but because of the mountain terrain through which the line passed, especially at Glen Ogle and at the Pass of Brander at Loch Awe, the line did not open until 1880. Designed to link Callander, near Stirling, soon to be absorbed into the Scottish Central Railway and then the Caledonian, with the west coast port of Oban, the line was never profitable although Oban developed as a fashionable resort after the arrival of the railway. Although the section of line between Crianlarich and Oban remains open as part of the ... Read more
Construction on the Callander & Oban Railway began in 1866, but because of the mountain terrain through which the line passed, especially at Glen Ogle and at the Pass of Brander at Loch Awe, the line did not open until 1880. Designed to link Callander, near Stirling, soon to be absorbed into the Scottish Central Railway and then the Caledonian, with the west coast port of Oban, the line was never profitable although Oban developed as a fashionable resort after the arrival of the railway. Although the section of line between Crianlarich and Oban remains open as part of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Through Time
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445614052
SKU
V9781445614052
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Ewan Crawford
Ewan Crawford lives on the west coast of Scotland and is the owner of the Railscot website, which focuses on the railways of Scotland.
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