The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland by Anthony Burton (9781473827066)

Description - The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland by Anthony Burton

Britain's Light Railways was first published by Moorland press in 1985 and has not been available for over twenty five years.

The book covers the overall history of the last great railway boom in Britain, the light railway boom, from 1896 to the beginning of the Great War in 1914. During this period a large number of narrow and standard gauge lines were constructed both in Britain and Ireland, in order to serve and open up areas of both countries that lacked adequate transport links.

This book tells the story of how these lines were constructed and why in most cases they eventually failed, due to post First World War road competition. 200 b/w including memorabilia

Buy The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland by Anthony Burton from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.

Classification:
Lifestyle, sport & leisure »
Transport: general interest »
Trains & railways: general interest

A Preview for this title is currently not available.

The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland

Anthony Burton

John Scott-Morgan

Description - The Light Railways of Britain and Ireland by Anthony Burton

(02) 9457 1190