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Passionate fan of the Great Northern Railway in the UK, and mid-19th Century Railway History
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The Railway Clearing House in the British economy 1842-1922 BAGWELL PHILIP (B4)
19 Aug, 2022
The Missing Link
The Railway Clearing House was the glue that made the Victorian railway system stick together. Considering it was reportedly the largest employer and the only reason that the railway system could operate effectively, there is very little written about it. This book has answered many questions and is a compelling read for anyone interested in how such disparate companies managed to work and function beyond their own immediate borders. The chaos of the early days is well reviewed and there is a very good set of footnotes and extensive bibliography for further reading. This has become an important tool in my reference library and a very good read
The railway in Town and Country, 1830-1914 by Simmons, Jack Hardback Book (B4)
11 Aug, 2022
A Really Good Read For Background Knowledge
This is part 2 of what was planned to be a four-part series - but 3 & 4 were never published. For a general overview of early railway history this is a book any serious railway fan or student should read and preferably own for review-reading. Simmons was a very well respected expert and was justifiably given many accolades in his lifetime- among his achievements was in being a leading light for founding the National Railway Museum in York and has the reading room named after him. This text gives a sweeping overview of the early development of railways up to the start of World War One. Despite being a lengthy text, it covers a great deal of material with consummate ease and is easy to read too. There are multiple footnotes and further recommended reading, of which most are still available either in reprint or on the secondhand market. I have many of these texts and concur with many of his observations. This gives a knowledgeable overview of the monumental impact that the arrival of the railways had on Britain and (by implication) the world and if written today would be compared to the impact the internet has on us today. If you get this book I would also obtain vol 1 - The system & Its Making. Simmons joins the dots that other titles fail to do but necessarily cannot cover everything in this cast subject area. If you are wanting extended information on one particular railway company, you will be disappointed. However, if you want a well informed and masterly weaving of a vast array inputs to see how the impact of railways tessellated into society then it’s is a must read. Although out of current print this book is worth every penny of the secondhand prices and is(at time of writing) reasonably easy to procure. A great addition to my personal library and one that will be re-read on several occasions.
The Book of the Great Northern - The Main Line Part 1 Irwell Press Peter Coster
27 Oct, 2022
A Great Read
Very informative with a lot of new information & phot that I have not seen elsewhere in the many other GNR books I already have. As it claims to be mainly from an engineering perspective I would have hoped for more information and archive details/maps/pictures of things like terminus track development, tunnels and. construction details including more background on the constructors and early engineers but even withythis it is stua very good book to read and fills in many gaps
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