This book is a wonderful miscellany of the London & North Western Railway, here is a delightful new illustrated history of the Premier Line, drawn from the Railway Magazine archives, which covers the close of the Victorian Era and the start of the 20th century, topics of the 27 chapters include.
Personal Interviews with F.Harrison (General Manager), F. W. Webb ( CM&EE ).
Notable Stations - Birmingham New Street, Carlisle Citadel, Crewe, Euston, Manchester London Road, Preston and Willesden.
Wolverton Carriage Works and Earlestown Wagon Works.
Engine Drivers and Their Duties by C.J. Bowen-Cooke
The Irish Mail and the 'American Special' Trains
Webb Precedent and Compound Locomotives
Royal Saloons
The Opening and Early Years of Three L N W R constituent companies, the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, the Grand Junction Railway and the London & Birmingham Railway.
The large number of photographs and illustrations, mostly from the archives of the London & North Western Railway Society, make this a very special book.
- ISBN13 9781526781376
- Publish Date 28 May 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Imprint Pen & Sword Transport
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 392
- Language English