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Cheshire Steam - County of Contrasts (Hardcover, Uk Ed.)
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Cheshire Steam - County of Contrasts (Hardcover, Uk Ed.)
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Few counties in Britain could claim to pay host to the locomotives
of the GWR, the LNER and the LMS, but engines from all these
companies not only regularly worked in Cheshire, but were also
based in the county. This continued right up until the end of the
steam era. Cheshire's railway history goes back to the early years
of the modern railway network, to the 1830s, when, following the
success of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, the building of
new lines southwards towards Birmingham and London gave the county
a railway connection to the north-west and also to the capital.
When the Grand Junction Railway built a works at Crewe, the
importance of Cheshire as a railway county was guaranteed, and many
famous locomotive types, such as the Coronation Pacifics, were
built there. In his new book, David Packer takes us on a railway
tour of this fascinating county. The varied photographs bear
witness to the variety of steam, including pre-Grouping types, over
the years. His knowledgeable and informative captions set the
images in context, ensuring that Cheshire Steam will appeal to
anyone who remembers the era - bringing back many happy memories
and providing a wealth of background detail.
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