Chester and North Wales border railways: A view from the past - Hardcover
Whilst it is hard to imagine today, when looking at the contemporary railway map, the northern Welsh Marches and Cheshire once possessed a large and complex railway network that, at its height, saw operations from constituents of three of the 'Big Four' railway companies; only the Southern railway failed to reach this fascinating part of the British Isles. The Cheshire plain was the route by which the London & North Western Railway gained access to the lucrative traffic to and from Ireland courtesy of the Cheater & Holyhead Whilst, yet further south, the Wrexham area saw a complex network of the lines constructed to serve the regions coal and iron industries. It was from this region that the Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway was constructed; controlled by the Great Central and later the LNER, this line brought LNER locomotives and rolling stock to the area via the Cheshire Lines Committee from Manchester. The railways of the northern Welsh Marches have, over the past four decades, reflected the changes wrought on the rest of the British railway network, with freight largely disappearing, unremunerative lines being closed and an increasing concentration on passenger traffic.
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Rex Christiansen lives near Macclesfield. Now retired after a career in journalism and with the BBC, he has written many books for Ian Allan Publishing and David & Charles on railways of the West Midlands and mid-Wales. His books for Ian Allan Publishing include Cambrian Railways: A portrait of a Welsh Railway Network.
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- PublisherHersham: Ian Allan Publishing, 2001.
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0711028168
- ISBN 13 9780711028166
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages96
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CHESTER & NORTH WALES BORDER RAILWAYS: A View from the Past
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated laminated boards, A dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Whilst it is hard to imagine today, when looking at the contemporary railway map, the northern Welsh Marches and Cheshire once possessed a large and complex railway network that, at its height, saw operations from constituents of three of the 'Big Four' railway companies; only the Southern railway failed to reach this fascinating part of the British Isles. The Cheshire plain was the route by which the London & North Western Railway gained access to the lucrative traffic to and from Ireland courtesy of the Cheater & Holyhead Whilst, yet further south, the Wrexham area saw a complex network of the lines constructed to serve the regions coal and iron industries. It was from this region that the Wrexham, Mold & Connah's Quay Railway was constructed; controlled by the Great Central and later the LNER, this line brought LNER locomotives and rolling stock to the area via the Cheshire Lines Committee from Manchester. The railways of the northern Welsh Marches have, over the past four decades, reflected the changes wrought on the rest of the British railway network, with freight largely disappearing, unremunerative lines being closed and an increasing concentration on passenger traffic. Ref RRR 2. Seller Inventory # 030189
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