Great Western Railway in Mid-Cornwall
The Great Western Railway: A New History
A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.
This book, a classic first published in 2006, reveals the equipment, stations, network, shipping and air services, bus operations including Western National, and overall reach and history of the GWR.
' It is probably true to say that in the years before the Second World War the company was producing some of the most effective publicity material in England.Using previously unpublished material from the extensive 'Great Western Trust' ...
Roden’s comprehensive new history of this remarkable railway company tells the story of nothing less than the opening-up of the isolated Southwest of England to the trade and tourism of the modern age.
The Great Western Railway in East Cornwall
These works became the beating heart of the GWR’s vast empire, where majestic engines were built and maintained by some of the most skillful and inventive engineers of the day.Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibbs presents a comprehensive ...
238—239 Herring: Classic British Steam Locomotives p. 106 Rogers, HCB: Thompson and Peppercorn ... 22 News (httpz/lwww.flyingscotsman.org.uk/news.aspx), Save Our Scotsman, accessed 14 February 2011 The Rev. W., Awdry (1987).
A lavishly illustrated survey of a wide range of GWR stations.