Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s

Freight Trains of the Western Region in the 1980s
Kevin Redwood
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Paperback
h234 x 165mm - 96pg
15 May 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781398100503
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From coal trains in South Wales to clay trains in Cornwall, there were still large numbers of unfitted and vacuum-braked wagons of various types in use across the Western Region at the start of the 1980s. However changes were taking place, and by 1984 the traditional wagon-load freight network had disappeared, and with it many yards were closed or rationalised. The replacement Speedlink Network conveyed modern air-braked wagons, many of them privately owned. Company block trains also connected freight customers across the Region, hauled by a variety of loco classes. Between 1980 and 1986 Kevin Redwood was working in the Area Freight Centre at Bristol with a particular interest in freight traffic. On his days off he frequently travelled across the region to photograph the changing scene. His journeys took him to busy mainline locations like Didcot, as well as more obscure locations in South Wales and the West Country.
Kevin Redwood was born into a railway family in Exeter within sight of Exmouth Junction Steam shed, close enough to hear the shunting, which started a lifelong love of trains. His thirty year railway career started at Bristol in 1977 and over the years he travelled the network extensively, taking many photographs.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781398100503
Published: 15 May 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Amberley Publishing
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 165mm
Pages: 96

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