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The Branch Lines of Warwickshire (Paperback)
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The Branch Lines of Warwickshire (Paperback)
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The branch lines of Warwickshire had unusually interesting and
evocative station names, from the pleasant and graceful
Henley-in-Arden and Salford Priors to Maxstoke, which suggests a
particularly efficient locomotive fireman. The branch lines showed
a great diversity of railway activity, from a horseworked line
carrying passengers and goods to a railway worked on the principle
of descending loaded wagons hauling up empties by means of a cable.
As well as conventional types of locomotives there were a few
rarities, including a standard gauge articulated Fairlie, and a bus
which was capable of running on both road and rail. This was not
the only innovation, as before 1914 the Stratford-upon-Avon &
Midland Junction Railway was carrying out experiments whereby
telephone conversations were made to callers aboard the train and
those stationary. The branch lines were built between the early
nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century.
One branch line developed to main line status and then reverted
back to branch line. Although many eventually became part of the
GWR, some belonged to the London, Midland & Scottish Railway
empire. This book describes the county's main railway routes and
gives details of the branch lines serving each, and interesting
incidents that occurred. In this well-researched book, Colin G.
Maggs provides a marvellously wide-ranging view of over 165 years
of rail travel in the county. Highly illustrated, with over 150
fascinating photographs and ephemera The Branch Lines of
Warwickshire will appeal not only to railway enthusiasts but also
to local historians.
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