The Axminster to Lyme Regis Railway by E J Rose (6 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 66 pages, with the final page of text on the inside rear cover. Slightly stiffened covers. Well illustrated. See an accompanying illustration for title page which indicates the Contents. Front cover has minuscule thumbing evidence in top right corner; slight mark in pen at top right corner of title page. A robust copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Illus. 21 x 14 cm., 68 pp.

Stapled Card Covers. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 68 pages, 145g. Stapled soft card covers FINE with signature of 'Peter Rose' to half title page. Illustrated with b/w photographs, route map to rear and track plans. A history and day to day life of this line that lasted only 62 years.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new unread copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The text block is tight white, bright and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. The Lyme Regis branch line was a railway branch line connecting the seaside town of Lyme Regis with the main line railway network at Axminster, running through picturesque rural countryside on the Dorset - Devon border. It opened in 1903; penetrating difficult topography, the line was very steeply graded and sharply curved; on summer weekends high passenger levels were carried, with through carriages from London on many services. The line achieved high levels of interest among railway enthusiasts in later years because a veteran type of steam engine, the Adams 'Radial' Tank 4-4-2T locomotive, was used to handle this traffic; this engine class survived long after the type had been superseded in its original area of use in the London suburbs. With the decline in usage of rural lines, the branch closed in 1965. This authoritative history of this attractive branch line is lavishly illustrated with photographs from private collections, many published here for the first time. Ref V V 3.

A5 booklet. Condition: Very Good. A little residue from a small price label in top corner of front cover. 68 pp. B&w illustrations. Includes examples of timetables, track plans and a gradient profile.

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO40112052: 1965. In-8. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 68 pages. Illustré de nombreux schémas et photos en noir et blanc. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon.