GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0857330055 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorDavid Wragg has written more than 30 books on railway, aviation and defense subjects, including The World's Top 500 Airports recently published by Haynes.
This books tells the story of the Great Western Railway. This extensively illustrated book provides a unique and highly detailed reference source for the GWR, containing text, tabular details and photographs of its steam locomotives and rolling stock, its other equipment, its depots and some railway stations, and its network.
David Wragg has written more than 30 books on railway, aviation and defense subjects, including The World's Top 500 Airports recently published by Haynes.
Stephen Mann said In Depth Overview of The GWR. This book is not a Haynes manual, but a history of the Great Western Railway which ran over a wedge of land that encompassed the south of England, Wales and parts of the north west in the period after grouping (when the railways of mainland Britain were coalesced into four "groups" - LMS, LNER, SR and GWR) but before nationalisation (when they all became British Rail).The book is organized into chapters that cover specific topics, or facets, of the railway over its history during that period. The chapters can also be broken . A good series. A good summary and history, appropriate for the uninitiated with one exception: not enough maps. I'm glad I bought the series.