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Euston to Birmingham
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- Book Synopsis
- The London & Birmingham Railway was the first intercity line in Britain to travel from London. Superbly engineered by Robert Stephenson, this pioneering early achievement of the railway age in Britain linked England's second city Birmingham to the capital at Euston station and became part of what later came to be known as the West Coast Main Line. En route, the line travelled through Rugby and Coventry and terminated at Curzon Street station in Birmingham but by 1854 passenger services stopped at Birmingham New Street instead. The route soon became part of the London & North Western Railway, later absorbed into the London, Midland & Scottish Railway at the Grouping in 1923, before becoming part of British Railways in Nationalisation in 1948. In this book author, modeller and railway historian Robert Hendry draws on his extensive collection of historical images to present a photographic portrait of the Euston to Birmingham route through the years up to the Rail Blue era of British Rail which ended in the 1980s.
- About The Author
- Author, railway historian and modeller Robert Hendry was born and brought up in Rugby and was introduced to the railways there from an early age through the interest of his father. He has written a number of books on various aspects of Britain's railways including signalling, infrastructure, coaches and wagons as well as on transport on the Isle of Man, where he now lives. Robert also produces with his wife Elena the Elro range of card kits of a number of railway and tramway subjects.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781398123953
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing, (14 August 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 307 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 165 mm
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