The Great Western Railway in the Stroud Valley Volume 3

£45.00

This final part of the GWR in the Stroud Valley trilogy covers the years 1914-47.

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Description

Following on from Volume Two, this final part of the GWR in the Stroud Valley trilogy covers the years 1914-47, encompassing two world wars, with the loss of Chalford railmotor shed, the development of auto-working, a detailed look at the railmotor halts, the success of the legendary ‘Cheltenham Flyer’, memories of station staff, banking with the ‘3150’ Class 2-6-2Ts at Brimscombe and first-hand accounts from Second World War working. The volume concludes with a unique look at the period leading up to nationalisation through the eyes of one of the valley’s stalwart enginemen.

Mike Fenton

180 pages. 275x275mm. Printed on gloss art paper with colour laminated board covers.

ISBN13 : 9781915069597

Additional information

Weight 850 kg
Dimensions 29 × 29 × 2 cm

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