Description
| Product ID: | 9781398100503 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s |
| Authors: | Author: Kevin Redwood |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Trains and railways: general interest, Trains & railways: general interest, North West England, South West England, Wales |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A photographic record of the western region's rail freight scene during the interesting period of the 1980s. From coal trains in South Wales to clay trains in Cornwall, there were still large numbers of unfitted and vacuum-braked wagons of various types in use across the Western Region at the start of the 1980s. However changes were taking place, and by 1984 the traditional wagon-load freight network had disappeared, and with it many yards were closed or rationalised. The replacement Speedlink Network conveyed modern air-braked wagons, many of them privately owned. Company block trains also connected freight customers across the Region, hauled by a variety of loco classes.Between 1980 and 1986 Kevin Redwood was working in the Area Freight Centre at Bristol with a particular interest in freight traffic. On his days off he frequently travelled across the region to photograph the changing scene. His journeys took him to busy mainline locations like Didcot, as well as more obscure locations in South Wales and the West Country. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-05-15 |
