Diesel Enthusiast,s Pocket Guide Including Electrics : Thames - Cotswold
by Michael Oakley
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket Issued
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Truro: Bradford Barton Ltd Number 7 in the series ,The ten parts of this guide together cover every British Rail line which carries an advertised passenger service. Within each part individual lines are taken , as closely as possible without lengthy duplication, in the same sections as in the BR passenger timetable,using the the same table numbers( see the key map in the centre of the guide ). Each section is devided into three aspects: first, a general guide, which includes a summary of the character of the line for the casual visitor and a detailed description of the surroundings for the scenic photographer.Second , a location guide, which includes a complete list of all stations and other places of interest,including closed stations with clues for how to pinpoint them from other features such as nearby bridges, with exact mileages for use when recording performance;details fo station and junction layout, including every depot and siding; and which places have the best vantage points which overlook the line .Third, an action guide, which lists all the well-known motive power workings over each section, and the places to record the most interesting hill-climbing and high-speed performance . approx 48pp Lovely condition .. No Marks at All. The First Edition. Paper Wrapper. Near Fine/No Jacket Issued. Illus. by Black and White Photographs. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin. Pictorial Paperback.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001269
- Title
- Diesel Enthusiast,s Pocket Guide Including Electrics : Thames - Cotswold
- Author
- Michael Oakley
- Illustrator
- Black and White Photographs
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Edition
- The First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bradford Barton Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Truro
- Keywords
- Railways
- Bookseller catalogs
- Railways;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin
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