Description
Product ID: | 9781445687544 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | North West Railways in the 1970s and 1980s |
Authors: | Author: John Carlson |
Page Count: | 96 |
Subjects: | History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Trains and railways: general interest, Trains & railways: general interest, Cheshire, Lancashire, Cumbria |
Description: | Select Guide Rating With previously unpublished photographs John Carlson takes a new look at the north-western rail scene. John Carlson takes a new look at the north-western rail scene. Focusing mainly on the years 1975 to 1985, this collection of around 180 colour and black-and white-images, almost all previously unpublished, takes a look the regions railways in the 1970s and 1980s.Captured here are images that encapsulate intercity expresses at speed and rest, show freight being shunted and hauled in yards and on main lines, and portray the enthusiasts and passengers that photograph and ride them. Although focusing on the region’s major railway centres, such as Carlisle, Preston and Manchester, branch lines and out of the way vantage points have not been neglected. |
Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-11-15 |