Heritage Railway magazine editor, Robin Jones has compiled this biography of the West Coast Main Line, Britain's busiest railway route.This bookazine has been produced to mark the 175th anniversary of its first section, the Grand Junction Railway, which opened between Warrington and Birmingham on 4th July 1837. Features include This story begins with the invention of the steam locomotive by Richard Trevithick and looks at its early development and the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester railway The magnificent trunk route which runs from London's Euston station to Glasgow Central, a distance of around 400 miles Looks at some of the world's greatest railway engineers locomotive pioneers George and Robert Stephenson, international railway builder extraordinaire Thomas Brassey
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The North Yorkshire Moors Railway is now by far the most popular steam railway in Britain and probably the world, not only because of its stunning moorland scenery and magnificent main locomotive fleet, but also because it featured in the prime time ITV...
Steam on the Underground tells the story of how heritage railways from all over Britain came together to complete a mission impossible to help London Transport Museum return real fare paying steam trains to the tube tunnels beneath the center of London.
This comprehensive 132 page full colour, perfect bound bookazine' has been written and edited by experienced writer, photographer and deputy editor of Heritage Railway magazine Brian Sharpe. This is the second in a series, following on from Southern Steam...
