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Actions Displays	Great Western Railway in the 19th Century Remove from selection Add to selection TitleThe Great Western Railway in the 19th Century Author O. S. Nock (author)‎ Edition2nd Place of publicationLondon PublisherIan Allan Year of publication1971 Period19th century Pagination200 p. IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos and tables Dimensions13.5 x 21.5 cm Materialbook Class numberHE3020.G8 N6 1971 ISBN71-10-0226-6 NotesMichael Williams Collection SubjectGreat western railway (Great Britain) - History, railway, 19th century Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom None of the old railway companies had a more diverse, colourful or intriguing beginning than the Great Western. The events of the early years, woven into a continuous narrative by O. S. Nock, show how, against an exciting, sometimes sordid, background GWR's fine engineering traditions were built up.

TitleThe Great Western Railway in the 19th Century

Author

Edition2nd

Place of publicationLondon

Year of publication1971

Period19th century

Pagination200 p.

IllustrationsIllus., black and white photos and tables

Dimensions13.5 x 21.5 cm

Materialbook

Class numberHE3020.G8 N6 1971

ISBN71-10-0226-6

NotesMichael Williams Collection

Geographical keywordEurope, United Kingdom

None of the old railway companies had a more diverse, colourful or intriguing beginning than the Great Western. The events of the early years, woven into a continuous narrative by O. S. Nock, show how, against an exciting, sometimes sordid, background GWR's fine engineering traditions were built up.