Bradshaw's Guide the Railways of Wales - Couverture souple

Christopher, John; McCutcheon, Campbell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445638517 ISBN 13 : 9781445638515

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Bradshaw's Guide of 1863 was the staple book to what's what and where's where for the mid-Victorians and it gives the modern reader a unique insight into the world of the nineteenth-century railway travellers. Built primarily to serve industry and the mail packets to Ireland, the railways of Wales would go on to open up the Principality to tourism for the first time. They also brought communities closer together and many journeys that once took days to complete could now be undertaken in hours. This illustrated guide records the sights to be seen in the towns and cities encountered along the various routes. John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon take us on Brunel's broad gauge lines in South Wales, before joining the central and northern railways, using contemporary Victorian and Edwardian photographs and postcards to illustrate the scenes that the readers of Bradshaw's Guide to the Railways would have experienced. This volume covers the South Wales Railway, the Great Western Railway, the Cambrian lines and the Chester & Holyhead Railway as well as the many branch lines.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Series editor John Christopher has written several books on the railway history of Great Britain. Local expertise is provided by Campbell McCutcheon who has an extensive knowledge of Wales and its railways.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1445638517
• ISBN 13: 9781445638515
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96