North British Railway Album
- North British Album
- The history of the North British Railway is a fascinating story of success and achievement bounded by dramatic and damaging disaster. From humble beginnings in 1846 the company grew by amalgamation to become the largest railway in Scotland before 1923, with lines extending from Edinburgh and Glasgow to all points of the compass.
- But this vast network was not achieved without sweat and determination. One of Scotland's natural barriers - water - had first to be overcome and the NB rose to the challenge. The first train ferry in the world, the Leviathan, was introduced and operated on the Forth, and the longest bridge in the world was built across Tay; but the company suffered a severe setback when the latter collapsed during a gale, sending a train hurtling into the Firth below. Undaunted it set to and spanned the Forth and rebuilt the Tay Bridge for good measure. Along with the Caledonian it also ran steamers on the Clyde.
- Never elegant, the company's reputation rested firmly on the solid performance of its locomotives. Though an NB train might look like a 'shabby tiger' it was nevertheless 'every inch a tiger' as this labum so clearly demonstrates. The author traces the development of the company's activities from its opening, through the grouping into LNER and latterly into BR days. The large workshps and sheds at Cowlairs where the great locomotives of Wheatley, Drummond, Holmes and Reid were given birth, freight and coaching stock like the famous horse-drawn 'Dandy' cars; signals and signal boxes, tiny rural stations and the large Waverley station in Edinburgh all find a place in this comprehensive view of the North British Railway
- 144 pages, 1974, Case bound, 7¼" x 9½"
- Ian Allan Publishing
- ISBN-10 0711005680
- ISBN-13 9780711005686
- Pre-Owned, very good, previous owners signature, minor cover edge wear and tear
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