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In the 1890s, the people of north-west Scotland grew tired of Government Commissions sent to consider a railway to Ullapool. Despite rock-solid arguments in favour of such a railway, neither government nor the big railway companies lifted a finger to build one.

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Offers detailed examinations of the engineering of the classic steam engine that you will be able to understand and admire the outer workings of these locomotives, and also learn what a side valve, steam injector, and pressure gauge are, and how they work. This book is suitable for any train aficionado's library.

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"Early Railways: 1569-1830".

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Presents the history of High Speed Trains. This title begins with the Japanese in the 1960s and the rounded nose "bullet trains", travelling at speeds in excess of 200km/h, a speed which was just attainable on the better standard gauge tracks in Europe by the late 1960s.

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The experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present 57 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.

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Reprint. Originally published by Dillon Press in 1966.

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Britain's rail network is now among the safest in the world, but the journey that brought it to that point has been long and eventful. Early incidents like the felling of William Huskisson MP by Stephenson's Rocket (1830) showed how new ideas could bring new dangers.

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Heritage railways are a serious matter, bringing visitors, employment and a sense of local identity to regions throughout Britain. This title tells the story of this phenomenon and looks at the range of challenges that have been overcome to create the vibrant world of the Heritage railway that we enjoy today.

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This is a wonderful history of the steam era coming to an end and the rise of diesels. Using contemporary advertising material, timetables, photographs and other printed ephemera, combined with primary source material the author has created a nostalgic journey of railways and those who worked there.

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For train enthusiasts, model railroaders, and history buffs, hop aboard this tour of North American railroads, both great and obscure.

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George and Robert Stephenson's Rocket, is an enduring silhouette in railway history. Rocket was built to take part in The Rainhill Trials, a competition to find a locomotive design to pull trains on the world's first passenger line, the Liverpool and Manchester. The trials caught the public's imagination and its victor, Rocket, became a sensation.

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Looks at the American railroad industry in the 1880's and how it developed as the business boomed. This title presents detailed texts about how railroads were built, the types of railways, the various ways the railway affected political and business economics, as well as the safety precautions of people who rode or worked with the railway system.

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Originally published: Milwaukee: Kalmbach, 1970.

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Analyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, which traversed the state from Ackley to Zearing and Mason City to Marshalltown, Don Hofsommer examines how this unremarkable, "plain vanilla" railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry.

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Presents the history of the railroad that connected the coasts and unified the United States.

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The Union Pacific lays the groundwork for modern industry in America.

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In the company of this knowledgeable guide to the Settle & Carlisle Railway, you'll discover centuries' worth of local history and traditions: Roman remains, medieval castles, and the Romany who still meet at the annual Appleby Horse Fair gathering.