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Festiniog Railway: From Slate Railway to Heritage Operation, 1921–2014
Language: en
Pages: 509
Authors: Peter Johnson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-10-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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Opened in 1836 as a horse tramway using gravity to carry slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog, by the 1920s the Festiniog Railway had left its years of t
Festiniog Railway: The Spooner Era and After, 1830–1920
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Peter Johnson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-30 - Publisher: Casemate Publishers

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Festiniog Railway 1836–2014 describes the history of the worlds first steam-operated narrow gauge railway to carry passengers. It covers the history of the ra
The Snowdon Mountain Railway
Language: en
Pages: 388
Authors: Peter Johnson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-12-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

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The Snowdon Mountain Railway is one of the great narrow gauge railways of North Wales, with thousands of visitors travelling to the summit of Mount Snowdon alon
Rebuilding the Welsh Highland Railway
Language: en
Pages: 573
Authors: Peter Johnson
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THE REVIVAL AND RESTORATION of the Welsh Highland Railway is one of the greatest heritage railway achievements of the 21st Century, yet its success followed mor
The Corris Railway
Language: en
Pages: 387
Authors: Peter Johnson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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An extensively illustrated history of this Welsh railway—and the effort to restore it. One of Wales’ oldest narrow gauge railways, the 2ft 3in gauge Corris