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Category Archives: industrial revolution
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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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
Posted in books, brighton, british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, london, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, sussex, the industrial revolution, trains
Tagged brighton, british history, history, london, railways, steam engines, sussex, the industrial revolution, trains, transport
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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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Oxford
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 british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, locomotives, oxford, railways, steam engines, the industrial revolution, trains
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Peterborough
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Peterborough by Peter Waszak which is a very good book which I bought from a local secondhand bookstore. This book is part of the Rail Centre series about major … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, books, british history, east anglia, edinburgh, history, industrial revolution, london, peterborough, railways, steam engines, steam locomotives, trains
Tagged british history, british rail, east anglia, edinburgh, history, london, peterborough, railways, steam engines, trains
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Wolverhampton
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Wolverhampton by Paul Collins which is an excellent book which I bought from a local secondhand bookstore. These books are a series of the most important railway stations in … Continue reading
Posted in birmingham, books, british history, british rail, history, industrial revolution, railways, shrewsbury, steam engines, steam locomotives, trains, west midlands, wolverhampton
Tagged birmingham, british history, british rail, railways, shrewsbury, trains, west midlands, wolverhampton
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Doncaster
The book I read to research this post was Rail Centres: Doncaster by Stephen R Batty which is an excellent book which I bought from a secondhand bookshop. This book is part of a series of 21 books about major … Continue reading
Posted in british history, coal mining, edinburgh, history, industrial revolution, london, steam locomotives, the industrial revolution, yorkshire
Tagged british history, british rail, coal trains, edinburgh, history, london, railways, steam locomotives, the industrial revolution, yorkshire
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The Railway Builders
A guide to the development of steam trains. Continue reading
