Waverley Route: The Life, Death and Rebirth of the Borders Railway - Couverture rigide

Spaven, David

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ISBN 10 : 1908931000 ISBN 13 : 9781908931009

Editeur : Argyll Publishing, 2012

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The night of 5th/6th January 1969 saw community protests at Newcastleton station deep in the Scottish Borders which blocked the passage of the very last train along the Waverley Route prior to its closure. What was so important about this railway that drove hundreds of citizens to break the law, led by a Church of Scotland minister? Why was the railway allowed to close? Who or what should we 'blame' for its loss? And more positively, how has it come about that, after an absence of 45 years, trains will once again serve the Scottish Borders in 2014/15? These are questions that have never before been researched and answered in detail. Waverley Route: the life, death and rebirth of the Borders Railway sets out to tell a story that says much about Britain's railways in the late 1960s, and about the opportunities created by devolution of power in the last years of the twentieth century to right a great wrong. Even more than a transport story with wider implications, Waverley Route is a social history of the Scottish Borders. Illustrated with numerous period and current photos. The hardback is a pleasure for collectors. Case bound in cloth boards with blocking and with matching coloured endpapers and head and tail bands, it is a delight. In addition to the paperback content it includes: * an illustrated chapter on The First Century of the Waverley Route * the transcript of an internal BR memo of late 1968 setting out the details of economy measures implemented along the route since 1963 * the transcript of the BR Area Manager's report on the incidents at Hawick and Newcastleton on the night of 5th / 6th January 1969 a transcript of a timetable of freight trains from 1968 * two poems on the Waverley Route written by serving railwaymen.

Revue de presse

'Extremely well-researched, and elegantly written.' -- --Keith Aitken, Daily Express

'an excellent, well researched publication. Highly recommended.' --Today's Railways UK

'Marvellous' --David Parker, Scottish Borders Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Argyll Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908931000
• ISBN 13: 9781908931009
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible