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The Great Western Railway in the First World War
Language: en
Pages: 281
Authors: Sandra Gittins
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-08-16 - Publisher: The History Press

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In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed beyond measu
The GWR Handbook
Language: en
Pages: 343
Authors: David Wragg
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-08-01 - Publisher: The History Press

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For many the GWR was synonymous with holidays by the sea in the West Country, but it was built to serve as a fast railway line to London, especially for the mer
Wartime on the Railways
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: David Wragg
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-01 - Publisher: The History Press

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Presenting an account of the part played by Britain's railways during the Second World War, this book deals with operational matters and the impact of enemy act
Wartime GWR
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: Elaine Arthurs
Categories: World War, 1939-1945
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-09-18 - Publisher:

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This title presents a collection of photographs illustrating the human and operational cost of two world wars on the Great Western Railway taken from the archiv
The Great Western Eight Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives
Language: en
Pages: 194
Authors: David Maidment
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-06-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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Great Western Eight-Coupled Heavy Freight Locomotives' is the first of a series of 'Locomotive Profiles' to be published by Pen & Sword. It will describe the co