Locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
A Definitive Survey, 1854-1966
$80.80
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2021
Summary
Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday. For more than a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railw…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526748355 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526748355 |
| Author: | Tim Hillier-Graves |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.28kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 250mm |
| Series: | Locomotive Portfolio |
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About The Author
Tim Hillier-Graves
Tim Hillier-Graves was born in North London in 1951. After leaving University, he served with the Royal Navy, seeing wide service on land and sea. For much of this time, he specialized in weapon development projects, specifically missiles and heavyweight torpedoes, working alongside BAe Systems, Marconi Space and defence systems, and Mc Donnell Douglas. In support of this work, he undertook prolonged periods of study at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, and the Royal Military College of Science, Shrivingham. Later in his career, he changed specialisms and focused on human resource management and outsourcing to industry. After which, he became an assistant director with responsibility for housing for military personnel, from which he retired in 2011 to concentrate more fully on writing.
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