Editore: Dalesman Publishing Co, Lancaster, 1984
ISBN 10: 0852068077 ISBN 13: 9780852068076
Da: Westwood Books, Cramlington, Regno Unito
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Dalesman, Lancaster, 1984. Pictorial soft cover. Book Condition : Very good. clean text. Superb B/W photographs. Remains of sticker rear cover.
Editore: Dalesman Books
ISBN 10: 0852068077 ISBN 13: 9780852068076
Da: West Cove UK, Wellington, Regno Unito
Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> THE fate of the Great Northern Railway lines to Queensbury is a real reminder of how precious is our surviving railway network. In one sense at least the GN lines made a very positive contribution to railway preservation. It was after a visit to the abandoned GN line followed by a walk along the then British Railways operated Worth Valley line that determined one of the writers to strive to ensure that the same fate of indifference and neglect did not befall the short but steeply graded line to Oxenhope. The latter, incidentally, was of a much lower standard of construction, the track being laid, for example, on ash ballast as opposed to the stone of the GN line. The writer's determination to secure the line for preservation led to a meeting being called at the Temperance Hall in Keighley after closure of the line which was the start of the eventual successful preservation of the Keighley to Oxenhope branch. This book attempts to place on record the outstanding achievement made by the construction and.