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The Swindon to Gloucester Line
About this book
The Swindon to Gloucester Line is a new edition of the classic authoritative account of the history of the railway line between Swindon and Cheltenham. More than 120 illustrations, accompanied by the author's informative captions capture the atmosphere and formative years of the line. The narrative retells the story the line from its planning and construction through to its opening in the 1840s and on through the years of its operation to the present day. Locomotives, engine sheds, train services, and GWR bus services are all concisely and comprehensively described, together with GWR's first railmotor service, which was in operation between Chalford and Stonehouse. The book also includes chapters on the branch lines to Cirencester and Tetbury and a chapter on the various mishaps and accidents also makes for absorbing reading, offering an insight into some of the hazards that the drivers and other workers had to face.
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Yes, you can access The Swindon to Gloucester Line by Colin Maggs in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Rail Transportation. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Acknowledgements
- The Cheltenham & Great Western Union Railway
- Kemble to Gloucester
- The Gauge Question
- Locomotives
- Steam Railmotors
- Locomotive Sheds
- GWR Buses
- Accidents
- Description of Route
- Train Services
- Possible Future Development
- Cirencester Branch
- Tetbury Branch
- Footplate Trip on an Auto Train
- Signal Boxes
- Bibliography