| The Steam Workshops of the Great Western Railway Contributor(s): Gibbs, Ken (Author) |
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ISBN: 0750959126 ISBN-13: 9780750959124 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 385.361 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As the Great Western Railway grew, it absorbed a huge number of railway companies, the astonishing figure of 353. Many had their own workshops, depots and manufacturing, often assembling their own locomotives to the design of other companies. All these, along with the various designs, became the responsibility of the Great Western on takeover, and followed its standardisation of components where it could be done. Retired GWR railwayman Ken Gibb tells the story of the growth and expansion of the steam workshops, all now Great Western property, which thrived until the end of the steam era. |