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The Bristol & Gloucester Railway (Paperback, UK ed.)
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The Bristol & Gloucester Railway (Paperback, UK ed.)
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In the latter half of the eighteenth century, Bristol was a
flourishing city and required coal for its developing glass,
pottery, sugar refining, brewing, distilling, soap making and
smelting industries. A railway was proposed to connect the Coalpit
Heath colliery to the harbour at Bristol. The opening of this
railway took place in 1835, but an extension to Gloucester was soon
thought necessary. The Bristol & Gloucester Company invited
Brunel to be engineer. Over the years, a standard gauge horse and
gravity-worked local railway developed into a broad gauge main
line, probably making the Bristol & Gloucester unique. Colin G.
Maggs, one of the country's leading railway historians, tells the
full story of this line right from its inception up to the present
day. As well as detailing its history, he describes the line, its
locomotives, rolling stock and train services. He also details
permanent way and signalling, while accidents, including the
horrific one at Charfield in 1928, are also covered in this
wide-ranging book, which features over 190 illustrations.
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