The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959

Author:   Peter Tuffrey ,  B. W. L. Brooksbank
Publisher:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9781781557495


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 March 2022
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $51.75 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

The East Coast Main Line 1939-1959


Add your own review!

Overview

In this second and final volume, the whole of the East Coast Main Line between King’s Cross and Edinburgh Waverley stations is examined closely, with a particular emphasis on the ways and structures: the line, stations, connections, yards, and other physical features. Interposed are accounts of the traffic at the principal stations (including connecting and branch line services) with observations on changes over the period 1939 to 1959. Some emphasis is placed on freight traffic on account of its importance and, perhaps, its relative unfamiliarity to the reader. The lines, stations, and many other elements are described as they were in August 1939, but as some plans on which they are based are dated before the late 1930s, there may be marginal differences from the precise layout in 1939.

Full Product Details

Author:   Peter Tuffrey ,  B. W. L. Brooksbank
Publisher:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Imprint:   Fonthill Media Ltd
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.650kg
ISBN:  

9781781557495


ISBN 10:   1781557497
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   17 March 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

1 The East Coast Main Line’s Principal Points; 2 Alterations to the Way and Structures (1939-1959); 3 Locomotives of the ECML (1939-1959); 4 ECML Locomotive Depots, their Allocations and Workings; 5 Passenger Rolling Stock on the ECML; 6 Management and Staff of the ECML; 7 ECML Stations and Signal Boxes in 1939; 8 ECML Wayside Stations and Closure Dates; 9 ECML Tunnels and Principal Overbridges; 10 Gradients and Speed Restrictions on the ECML; 11 Staff Distribution (October 1939); Endnotes; Bibliography.

Reviews

Author Information

Peter Tuffrey was born in Doncaster in 1953 and studied Fine Art at Doncaster College of Art from 1970 to 1971. He held the position of Keeper of Fine and Decorative Arts at Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. Tuffrey was the PR Media Consultant for Doncaster Rovers and in his spare time, has built up a massive photographic archive of the region's towns and villages. With this, he has produced over fifty publications including Doncaster's Electric Transport and Rotherham from the Scrivens Collection. He has also written many articles for local and regional newspapers. Dr Benjamin Walter Lamplugh Brooksbank (1927-2018), was a pioneering medical researcher at University College London and the Medical Research Centre. He was, however, separate from his distinguished medical career, a railway enthusiast with a deep knowledge of the East Coast Main Line, and his detailed research work forms the foundation of this book.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

MRG2025CC

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List