Wedgewood, Mike
Highland Railways: Four Decades of Diesel traction North of Perth (Britain's Railways Series)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913870942
- author:
- Wedgewood, Mike
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Key Publishing Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 24.3 x 17 centimetres (0.29 kg)
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Transport, Railroads,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Highland Railways: A Photographic Journey Through Four Decades of Diesel Traction. This book takes you on a captivating journey through the scenic beauty of Scotland's Highlands, showcasing the area's fascinating passenger and freight trains, railway infrastructure, and stations over a 40-year period. From Perth to Inverness, Kyle of Lochalsh, Wick, and Thurso, the photographs reveal the growth and decline of passenger and freight services, as well as the evolution of the railways' infrastructure to meet the needs of the modern railway era. With over 180 historic photographs, many of which have never been published before, this volume provides a comprehensive historic record of the trains in Highland Scotland north of Perth. Each photograph is accompanied by an extensive caption, offering a detailed insight into the trains, locomotives, and multiple units that have appeared in the area from 1979 to 2019.