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BRITISH RAILWAYS PAST AND PRESENT COMPANION
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PRESERVED LINES - NARROW GAUGE
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THE WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR RAILWAY
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British Railways Past and Present Companion
THE WELSHPOOL & LLANFAIR RAILWAY By Hugh Ballantyne £ 14.99 |
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Hugh Ballantyne has known the Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway since 1945. Thus he draws upon a lifetime’s knowledge in this photographic tribute to the line, a 2ft 6in gauge railway situated in the beautiful rolling hill country of Montgomeryshire.
It was opened in 1903 to link Welshpool with the farming communities up to Llanfair Caereinion, a distance of 9 miles. Passenger trains ceased in 1931 and British Railways closed the railway in 1956, but thanks to the valiant efforts of a preservation society this delightful unspoiled line continues to wind its way through the countryside to Llanfair. The photographs cover scenes from the earliest days, and the GWR and BR eras, and through the preservation years up to the present. Each photograph is captioned with an informative commentary by the author. |
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ISBN: 1 85895 156 9
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Format: Softback • Size: 238 x 172mm • Extent: 96pp • Illustrations: c150 b/w
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