The Isle of Wight Railway
£18.95
Recommended retail price: £19.95
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Stock reference: 42.058
£18.95
Recommended retail price: £19.95
Stock type: -
Stock reference: 42.058
Born with hopes of becoming the main, if not only, railway in the Isle of Wight, this history of the Isle of Wight Railway has almost everything. Victorian entrepreneurs tried to build their dream railway only to become embroiled in a financial crisis that almost bankrupted their fledgling company. Accidents, typical of Britain's railways at the time, pepper the history, while the inevitable staff problems and infighting with other railways in the Island added spice to the proceedings. Financial stability slipped away during the Great War so the company's absorption by the Southern Railway in 1923 became both desirable and inevitable.
This is the first time that a serious attempt has been made to chart the history of the isle of Wight Railway Company in detail. The book includes maps showing both the railway as built and what might have been, extracts from company documents, maps, drawings of stations, signalling, locomotives and rolling stock. They complement a collection of photographs that give an insight into the railway over the years.
Unashamed enthusiasts of the Isle of Wight's railways, the authors have attempted to bring the often convoluted history of the island railways to a wider audience.
The book is to A5 format, case-bound with a gold blocked spine and laminated dust jacket. It consists of 240 pages with 160 photos/plans/maps etc.
Richard Maycock & R. Silsbury
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