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This book is a classic record of railway and engineering history. Originally published in 1971, it has been out of print in recent years, but is now published in this lavishly illustrated new edition.
The Great Central Railway built its line from Nottingham to London Marylebone between 1894 and 1899. Throughout those five years, a young Leicester photographer, S.W.A. Newton, made use of the wide variety of activity, of scenery and of , character provided by the construction (and later, the operation) of the last main line to practise his craft. The resulting work is quite-unique, in its method as much as in its subject, for through his photographs Newton shows us exactly how a railway was built (in all its aspects) and the men who built it and ran it. L.T.C. Rolt's description of the background and surrounding circumstances of this milestone in railway history and his commentaries provide the perfect complement to the pictures, and both combine to form a rare photographic documentary of great historical interest.
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- PublisherSutton Publishing Ltd
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0862995825
- ISBN 13 9780862995829
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages160
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THE MAKING OF A RAILWAY
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Sutton Publishing Ltd, Stroud
(1990)
ISBN 10: 0862995825
ISBN 13: 9780862995829
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Thus. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Originally published in 1971 and long out of print this is a lavishly illustrated new edition using photographs from private collections, many published here for the first time. Running from Nottingham to London Marylebone, the Great Central Railway was built between 1894 and 1899; during those five years, S.W.A. Newton, a Leicester photographer, took shots of the wide variety of scenery and character provided by the construction and later the operation of the last main line. Ref SSS 2. Seller Inventory # 030378
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