Western Region Signalling in Colour: 1 - Hardcover

Robertson, Kevin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0711033285 ISBN 13: 9780711033283

Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

A new book which concentrates on the development of signalling specifically on the Western Region, and which will be invaluable reading and a first point of reference for all modellers as well as general railway enthusiasts. In the 1970s through to the mid-1980s there was considerable work on BR's Western Region in terms of replacing the life-expired semaphore signalling with colour light signalling. Amongst routes involved were the Berks andamp; Hants main line from Reading through Newbury to Taunton, the line north of Oxford through Banbury and the Central Wales line from Shrewsbury south towards Swansea. During this period, Kevin Robertson was travelling around recording the threatened signalboxes in colour as well as taking other details of operation. The photographs record interiors and exteriors as well as the equipment within the boxes themselves, thereby providing an exhaustive study of the subject. Detailed captions bring the photographs to life and give plenty of additional information.

About this title

About the Author

Kevin Robertson had his first article on the local railway published when he was just 14. He took up full-time writing in 1982 and since then has had numerous books on the railway scene published, including The Leader Project: Fiasco or Triumph? which was published by Ian Allan Publishing in 2007 to critical and commercial acclaim. He has written a wide selection of books for the Ian Allan list, and is a particular expert on all things relating to the Southern Region. Kevin also runs his own publishing company, Noodle Books, and currently lives in Corhampton in Hampshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711033285
• ISBN 13: 9780711033283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80