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GWR The Badminton Line A Portrait of a Railway
[Buy it!] | Robertson, Kevin / Abbott, David | USD 9.07
(Wed May 29 00:37:42 2024) | AbebooksUK | Rhos Point Books | ISBN10: 0862994594, ISBN13: 9780862994594, [publisher: Sutton Publishing - 1st Edition] Hardcover Hardback. Dust Jacket both in Near Fine condition. Not Inscribed. Large Format. Pictorial brown Dust Jacket. 233 Pages. Fully illustrated throughout. Pictorial end papers. By the turn of the century the now legendary GWR was ready, in its own indomitable style, to meet the challenges and grasp the opportunities presented by the new era. Despite the set-backs incurred as a result of the 'gauge war', the GWR faced the opening of the twentieth century with a programme of major engineering works worthy of its Victorian heyday. Arguably the most important of these developments was the construction of the new main line to South Wales, connecting with the recently completed Severn Tunnel. It was intended that the new route should provide a fast, direct link to the rapidly expanding Welsh coalfields as well as opening up the port of Milford Haven as a gateway to transatlantic liner traffic. A new line from Wootton Bassett to Patchway, the 'Badminton Line', running along the southern fringes of the Cotswolds, was built as part of the new route. It was completed in true Brunel tradition against huge obstacles and in appalling weather conditions. Here for the first time is a full accont of the construction of one of the GWR's main lines, fully illustrated with unique contemporary photographs, plans, layouts and costings.
[Conwy, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1988] |
