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The Avonmouth Line

History and Working

Rendall, P D

The Avonmouth Line

The Avonmouth Line

History and Working

The Avonmouth Line

 

The Avonmouth Line - History and Working describes the railway built between the northern suburbs of Bristol and the docks constructed at the mouth of the River Avon, from its inception in 1865.


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Beschrijving The Avonmouth Line

The Avonmouth Line - History and Working describes the railway built between the northern suburbs of Bristol and the docks constructed at the mouth of the River Avon, from its inception in 1865. It describes how a short passenger line was first constructed, running from a station in the Avon Gorge at Hotwells to the new Docks. The Midland Railway and then the Great Western Railway took advantage of the rising popularity of the Avonmouth docks, and additional routes were constructed at Kingswood Junction on the Bristol-Gloucester line, and from a junction with the Great Western at Pilning.

Contents include: 


  • The beginnings of the line as the 'Bristol Port Railway and Pier

    Its development into a major railway system with the arrival of the GWR and the MR 'Clifton Expansion'

    The docks lines at their height of use, with marshalling yards and passenger stations

    The docks lines during wartime

    Post 1950s run-downs and attempts to close the line

    The line in 2018

    Duties and memories of the staff who worked the line


ISBN
9781785004377
Pagina's
240
Verschenen
NUR
464
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Boek
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
The Crowood Press Ltd