A pictorial survey of the 20 miles of railway line between the
junction station at Llanelly and the county town of Carmarthen in West
Wales. Railway historian John Hodge looks at the development of the
lines in West Wales, between these locations, taking in the history of
the local industry that was once a feature in this area. This book
covers each station and main location along the route, with good
photographic coverage and interesting long captions explaining the
location's significance. Additional text is provided for several
locations, giving more historical detail and anecdotal information:
Llanelly West/Old Castle Crossing Pembrey & Burry Port Carmarthen Bay
Power Station Lando Halt Kidwelly Flats Halt Kidwelly Ferryside
Carmarthen Carmarthen Junction Carmarthen New Station Carmarthen
Junction Shed Carmarthen Shed The work is of interest to railway
historians and those who accurately model railways, having a good
coverage of the subject throughout its pages. "Narrative summaries of
each of the major locations are provided, but the real strength of the
book lies in the several hundred photographs which the author has
brought together. These include the huge and diverse range of steam
motive power to be found at Carmarthen shed over the years, a fine
selection of views of Carmarthen station itself, everyday and special
trains passing through rural and often highly scenic locations, and
useful views of the intermediate stations and signal boxes which will
be particularly valuable to the modeller and historian." —West
Somerset Railway Association
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ISBN
9781526762498
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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