Although closed to traffic in 1966, with most of its infrastructure swiftly destroyed by British Railways, this unique railway line still lives in the minds of many, some too young to remember it in its heyday.For more then a hundred years it courted disaster and could on a number of occasions have succumbed to overpowering financial pressures, but it survived with the help of partnerships with larger, more secure companies, namely the Midland Railway and the London & South Western Railway. Later on, after the grouping in 1923, the line came under the control of the L M S and the Southern Railway.It was unfortunate that the line suffered in later years, from inter regional rivalry between the Western and Southern Regions of British Railways, which led to its eventual closure.The variety of companies involved in its running meant that during its lifetime the small pool of locomotives needed to service the line was supplemented by the best each partner could offer.So from the beginning to the end there were a myriad number of types of locomotive running over the Mendips providing a lively variety of motive power.This heavily illustrated book traces this unique and fascinating history and brings to life this singular, much missed and loved railway.
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Locomotives of the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway 9781526748355 Hardback
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- Authors:
- Hillier-Graves, Tim
- Year Published:
- 2021
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781526748355
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 09/09/2021
- Publisher:
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Series:
- Locomotive Portfolio
- Illustrations Note:
- 250 colour & black and white illustrations, weight diagrams & a map of the system
- Place of Publication:
- Barnsley
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781526748355