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Railway Infrastructure of Scotland

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Railway Infrastructure of Scotland

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This book is a compendium of the building styles that could be seen throughout the Scottish railway network. It does not cover the large city centre stations of Edinburgh and Glasgow, but shows the wide variety of construction methods used across the country. For example, the beautifully constructed masonry building of the Highland Railway's Moy station contrasts with the well-balanced wooden stations at Cullen and Portsoy on the ex-GNoSR. Similarly, eccentric examples such as the "Swiss Chalet" style of the West Highland Railway can be seen alongside the lavish Caledonian stations at Stirling and Wemyss Bay. Included throughout are examples of the signalboxes constructed by the five pre-grouping companies. The illustrations range from the smallest wooden examples, such as Lairg, to the large elevated example at Dyce. More ornate signalboxes were constructed by the Caley, whose "house style" could be seen in the smallest and largest examples from that company. Also covered are examples of locomotive depots, which varied greatly in style from the neat, one-road wooden shed at Dornoch, to the impressive stone-built examples at Ayr, Aviemore and Kyle of Lochalsh. For railway modellers this book offers a wealth of previously unpublished material showing the detail and ephemera required by them to enhance or even inspire a model layout, but the book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railway architecture, and that of Scotland in particular.

Author Biography:

Brian Dickson worked in the printing and publishing industries in Edinburgh and London for over 35 years before retiring in 2000. Born in Edinburgh, he is a keen railway enthusiast who watched the city's changing railway scene throughout the 1960s until the end of main-line steam traction in 1967. This will be his tenth book, and his third for Kestrel. He is an active driver and volunteer fireman at one of Britain's heritage railways.
Release date NZ
May 21st, 2015
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
colour photographs throughout
Pages
120
ISBN-13
9781905505371
Product ID
22975031

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