Category Archives: british history

Manchester

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Edinburgh

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

York

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crewe

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Clapham Junction

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in books, british history, british rail, clapham junction, history, london, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, trains | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Reading

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Welsh Coal Mines

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in british history, coal mining, history, industrial revolution, the industrial revolution, wales, welsh history | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Brighton

Posted on April 28, 2013 by

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 →

Posted in books, brighton, british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, london, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, sussex, the industrial revolution, trains | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bristol

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

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 , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Oxford

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Oxford by Laurence Waters which is an excellent book which I bought from a local secondhand shop. This book which is part of the Rail Centres series is an … Continue reading →

Posted in books, british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, oxford, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, the industrial revolution, trains | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment