Southern Rails on Southampton Docks (including the Industrial Lines of Southampton), by Ian Drummond
Southern Rails on Southampton Docks (including the Industrial Lines of Southampton), by Ian Drummond
Published by Holne in 2013, 160 pages. Hardback - c.21.5cm by 30cm (N5881)
Brand New Book - but please note their is a tiny amount of bumping in the extreme top left and bottom left corners
From the rear side cover: At their peak the railways of Southampton Docks had a total length of seventy-seven miles with nearly a thousand hand-operated points and no signals. This was an amazing system playing a key role in the transport of freight and passengers around the world.
Backed by extensive research this book provides a fascinating insight into the development of docks railways and how they were worked. It covers the goods operations in the docks, and also the various types of passenger traffic with a particular emphasis on the history of the boat trains. This volume also details many of the other lines in and around Southampton including the Harbour Board lines to Town Quay and the Royal Pier, the line serving the wharves at Northam, the Chapel and Eling Tramways, as well as the line to Dibles Wharf. In addition there are sections on the line supplying Southampton Power Station, and also the Train Ferries and Ambulance trains that ran from the docks during the two world wars.
This book features over 250 photographs, many previously unpublished. In addition, there are colour plans, maps and ephemera, all of which enhance this story of some of the city's lesser-known railways.
Backed by extensive research this book provides a fascinating insight into the development of docks railways and how they were worked. It covers the goods operations in the docks, and also the various types of passenger traffic with a particular emphasis on the history of the boat trains. This volume also details many of the other lines in and around Southampton including the Harbour Board lines to Town Quay and the Royal Pier, the line serving the wharves at Northam, the Chapel and Eling Tramways, as well as the line to Dibles Wharf. In addition there are sections on the line supplying Southampton Power Station, and also the Train Ferries and Ambulance trains that ran from the docks during the two world wars.
This book features over 250 photographs, many previously unpublished. In addition, there are colour plans, maps and ephemera, all of which enhance this story of some of the city's lesser-known railways.
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