Tim Bryan: Broad Gauge Railways | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9781784422776 | Broad Gauge Railways | Tim Bryan | Taschenbuch | Shire Library | 2018

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Beschreibung

Isambard Kingdom Brunel considered the Great Western Railway the 'finest work in England' and he contributed many groundbreaking features, none so unorthodox as the decision not to adopt the 'standard' track gauge of 4ft 8¿in and instead introduce the new 'broad gauge' of 7ft ¿in. Describing the rationale behind the choice of broad gauge, and also the unique track and locomotives used, this beautifully illustrated introduction to broad gauge railways chronicles the building of the original GWR between Bristol and London, and the expansion of that original 112-mile main line into a network stretching across the West of England, Wales and the Midlands. It describes how the clash between broad and narrow led to the 'Battle of the Gauges' and also provides a list of places to visit where broad gauge artefacts still survive.

Über den Autor

Tim Bryan worked as curator at the GWR and STEAM museums in Swindon for more than twenty years and is now Director of the Brunel Institute at the SS Great Britain in Bristol. He is the author of several books on railway and heritage topics and has written six titles for Shire. He lives in Swindon, UK.

Zusammenfassung

Many railway museums have artifacts relating to Broad Gauge, such as the STEAM Museum in Swindon.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Anatomy of the Broad Gauge
Brunel's Great Western
Broad Gauge Empire
Death of the Broad Gauge
Broad Gauge Swindon
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Places to Visit
Further Reading
Index

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Genre:	Fahrzeuge , Importe
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Schienenfahrzeuge
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Shire Library
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781784422776
ISBN-10:	1784422770
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Bryan, Tim
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Shire Library
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße:	211 x 149 x 7 mm
Von/Mit:	Tim Bryan
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.05.2018
Gewicht:	0,148 kg