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The Great Western Steam Retreat: Chas... by Keith Widdowson Paperback / softback

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Condition
Very Good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
ISBN
0750998075
EAN
9780750998079
Publication Name
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Type
Paperback / softback
Release Title
The Great Western Steam Retreat: Chasing the Final Steam Train...
Artist
Keith Widdowson
Brand
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Colour
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Publication Year
2022
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
Great Western Steam Retreat : Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches
Illustrator
Yes
Author
Keith Widdowson
Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Item Length
9.2 in
Topic
Machinery
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
240 Pages

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Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0750998075
ISBN-13
9780750998079
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17057248892

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Book Title
Great Western Steam Retreat : Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Machinery
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering
Author
Keith Widdowson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
385.3610942909046
Synopsis
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965.Realising the significance of this decision, the 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation. The Great Western Steam Retreatrecalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, soundtracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. In his search for steam, he documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This illustrated book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a compelling snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated., In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive - the target date being December 1965. Upon realising the significance of the situation, he hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with trains prior to their premature annihilation. The extreme external disorder during the final years of steam provided the photographer the opportunity to capture the steam locomotive in a never-before-witnessed condition, with steam/smoke escaping from a multitude of new outlets never intended as such by their designers, such problems being particularly acute throughout the WR. This illustrated book completes the steam chase series, detailing the author's teenage exploits chasing steam throughout Britain - a scenario never again to be repeated., One man's personal travelogue of his journeys throughout BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches during the final months of steam

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