Description
| Product ID: | 9781847979490 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | A Contemporary Perspective on GWR Signalling |
| Subtitle: | Semaphore Swansong |
| Authors: | Author: Allen Jackson |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Trains and railways: general interest, Trains & railways: general interest, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Provides a record of the last operational mechanical signalling and infrastructure on Britain's railway network as it was applied to the former Great Western Railway. This book also includes a comprehensive explanation of what mechanical signalling is and how it works. For over 150 years Britain''s railways have relied on a system of semaphore signalling, but by 2020, all semaphore signals and lineside signal boxes will be gone. A Contemporary Perspective on GWR Signalling provides a unique record of the last operational mechanical signalling and infrastructure on Britain''s railway network, as it applied to the former Great Western Railway (and lines owned jointly with other companies). It also includes a comprehensive explanation of what mechanical signalling is and how it works. There is detailed coverage of the signal boxes and infrastructure on Network Rail, including routes through Shrewsbury, Hereford, Worcester, Cornwall, Chester and North Warwickshire. Beautifully illustrated with over 400 contemporary images and with detailed information from a 2003-2014 survey, this is an essential resource for anyone with an interest in the traditional signalling systems of railways in Britain. |
| Imprint Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-06-22 |
