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Buch (Hardcover): Ratgeber
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
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Pen & Sword Books Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: WVL3EDQ
EAN: 9781526702210
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Zustellung: Mo, 27.07.2026
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Beschreibung
Now preserved for almost sixty years, the former Midland Railway branch from Keighley to Oxenhope to the west of Bradford may not be one of the country's longest - indeed it only stretches for just under five miles - but it is one of the country's most popular preserved lines. With a history stretching back to the mid-nineteenth century, the Keighley & Worth Valley provided an essential link for the communities that it served for almost a century. The harsh economic realities of the 1950s made its future uncertain and its fate was, theoretically, sealed before the infamous Beeching Report of March 1963. However, there were a number of local enthusiasts who, having previously witnessed the demise of the ex-Great Northern Railway Queensbury Triangle routes in the mid-1950s, were determined that the Oxenhope line would not suffer a similar fate. With the line preserved, services were triumphantly restored in 1968 and the line has been providing pleasures for tourists and enthusiasts ever since.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Peter Waller
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 120