Foreman, Mark
March Traction Depot
- ISBN 13:
- 9781398117815
- author:
- Foreman, Mark
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Amberley Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 96
- Dimensions:
- 23.2 x 16.4 x 1 centimetres (0.3
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Transport, Railroads,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The March Traction Depot: A Forgotten Railway Hub Located in the Fens, 30 miles from Cambridge, March underwent significant transformation with the arrival of the railways. By the Second World War, the town boasted the largest and most modern marshalling yard in Europe, with two steam sheds at its height. This book focuses on the diesel depot constructed to maintain new locomotives introduced under the 1955 modernisation plan. The depot stood from 1963 to 1996, a period that has not previously received the recognition it deserves in the history of the railway at March. Mark Foreman's collection of previously unpublished images and informative captions sheds light on this often-overlooked chapter in the town's industrial past. With its unique blend of historical photographs and engaging narrative, this book provides a fascinating insight into the March Traction Depot and its role in the development of the British railways.
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