Britain's Lost Railways
eBook - ePub

Britain's Lost Railways

A Commemoration of our finest railway architecture

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Britain's Lost Railways

A Commemoration of our finest railway architecture

About this book

The beautifully restored St Pancras Station is a magisterial example of Britain’s finest Victorian architecture. Like the viaducts at Belah and Crumlin, cathedral-like stations such as Nottingham Victoria and spectacular railway hotels like Glasgow St Enoch's,  it stands proud as testament to Britain's architectural heritage.
 
In this stunning book, John Minnis reveals Britain's finest railway architecture. From the most cavernous engine sheds, like Old Oak Common, through the eccentric country halts on the Tollesbury line and the gantries of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, to the soaring viaducts of Belah and Cumlin, Britain’s Lost Railways offers a sweeping celebration of our railway heritage.

The selection of images and the removable facsimile memorabilia, including tickets, posters, timetables and maps, allows the reader to step into that past, serving as a testimony to an age of ingenuity and ambition when the pride we invested in our railways was reflected in the grandeur of the architecture we built for them.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Early Railways
  6. Major Terminal Stations
  7. Major Stations
  8. Urban and Suburban Stations
  9. Country Stations
  10. Standard Designs
  11. Modern Stations
  12. Light Railways
  13. Goods Warehouses and Goods Sheds
  14. Signal Boxes
  15. Railway Works, Engine Sheds and Engine Handling
  16. Viaducts and Bridges
  17. The Railway Environment
  18. Acknowledgements
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index
  21. Copyright