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Dieppe, 1942
The book I read to research this post was Allies at Dieppe by Will Fowler which is an excellent book which I bought from kindle. This book tells of the landings by allied troops at Dieppe & the surrounding in … Continue reading
Posted in world war 2, history, stalin, arctic convoys, dieppe, churchill, military history
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Manchester
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Manchester by Stanley Hall which is an excellent book which I bought from Amazon. This book is a little bit more expensive and a longer book than the rest … Continue reading
Posted in british history, british rail, history, liverpool, manchester, metrolink, railways, steam engines, trains, trams, transport
Tagged british history, british rail, history, liverpool, manchester, metrolink, railways, steam engines, trains, trams, transport
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Edinburgh
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Edinburgh by A J Mullay which is a very good book which I bought from Amazon. Edinburgh which has Britain’s most famous castle which is built on an extinct … Continue reading
Posted in aberdeen, books, british history, british rail, edinburgh, history, king's cross, london, railways, scotland, steam engines, steam locomotives, the industrial revolution, trains
Tagged aberdeen, british rail, edinburgh, history, king's cross, london, railways, scotland, steam engines, trains
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York
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: York by Ken Hoole which is an excellent book which I bought from Amazon. This is a fascinating book about a railway super centre York. It’s often called the … Continue reading
Posted in books, british history, british rail, edinburgh, history, industrial revolution, leeds, london, railways, scarborough, scotland, steam engines, york, yorkshire
Tagged edinburgh, leeds, london, railways, scarborough, steam engines, trains, transport, york, yorkshire
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Crewe
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Crewe by Rex Christiansen which is an excellent book which I bought from Amazon. Crewe is the equivalent of a victorian new town & was just greenbelt land prior … Continue reading
Posted in birmingham, books, british history, british rail, crewe, dublin, freight, history, holyhead, ireland, liverpool, london, mail, manchester, railways, staffordshire, steam engines, trains, transport, wales
Tagged birmingham, british history, british rail, crewe, freight, history, railways, staffordshire, trains, transport, wales
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Clapham Junction
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Clapham Junction by J N Faulkner which is a very good book which I bought from Amazon. In terms of the number of trains going through Clapham Junction it’s … Continue reading
Reading
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Reading which is a very good book which I bought from Amazon. This book tells you all about the history of Reading as a destination on the British rail … Continue reading
Posted in berkshire, books, british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, london, oxford, paddington, railways, reading, steam engines, steam locomotives, trains
Tagged berkshire, british history, british rail, history, london, reading, steam engines, steam trains, the industrial revolution, trains
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Welsh Coal Mines
The book I read to research this post was Welsh Coal Mines which is a very good book which I bought from a car boot sale. This book has lots of pictures of welsh coal mines but is rather short … Continue reading
Brighton
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Brighton by B K Cooper which is a very good book which I bought from Amazon. Brighton was probably the first really popular seaside resort in Britain. It was … Continue reading
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Bristol
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Bristol by Colin G Maggs which is a very good book which I bought from a secondhand bookstore. This book is of course part of the Rail Centres series … Continue reading
Posted in books, bristol, british history, british rail, cardiff, coal mining, coal trains, gloucestershire, history, industrial revolution, london, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, the industrial revolution, trains, Uncategorized
Tagged bristol, coal mining, coal trains, gloucestershire, london, railways, steam engines, trains, transport, wales
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