Ferrovie - Irlanda: libri illustrati di storia e guide

Irish Traction- Iarnród Éireann

Nel corso degli anni, le ferrovie della Repubblica d'Irlanda hanno affascinato gli appassionati di treni. Ciò era dovuto principalmente alla scarsità di investimenti nel sistema da parte di Iarnród Éireann e del governo irlandese, che ha lasciato molte linee e località arretrate dal punto di vista infrastrutturale, conferendo loro un certo fascino per gli appassionati di ferrovie britannici. Questa situazione è finalmente cambiata intorno al 2005, quando hanno iniziato a concretizzarsi investimenti a lungo attesi.

Questo libro documenta gli ultimi anni che hanno preceduto questo cambiamento. Mostra il materiale rotabile e le infrastrutture disponibili nell'intero sistema di Iarnród Éireann, tra cui locomotive americane delle classi 071, 121, 141, 181 e 201, diverse carrozze costruite da BREL e automotrici diesel di fabbricazione spagnola e giapponese.
Vengono inoltre illustrati i numerosi servizi di trasporto merci che operavano nel paese, tra cui quelli di barbabietola da zucchero, Guinness, cemento, legname, minerale di piombo e di zinco, nonché i treni di linea.

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Regional Tramways - Wales, Isle of Man and Ireland, Post 1945

This is the latest book in a series that covers the history of Britain's post war tram systems. This volume covers the networks in Wales, the Isle of Man and Ireland.

Peter Waller, has looked at each system and found new material, that has not been published before, in any previous publication. All the networks covered in this book, managed to survive the second World War and in some cases operated into the early or mid 1950s, before being replaced by bus operations.

The volume is well illustrated, with some very rare B & W and colour material, previously never published.

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The First Irish Railway : Westland Row to Kingstown

The first Irish railway ran from Westland Row, in the centre of Dublin, to Kingstown, then a seaside resort on the coast south of the city. This historic line is now the DART line, Kingstown has become Dun Laoghaire and the world has changed around it.
In this work, historian and author Kurt Kullmann recreates this era and takes us on a scenic journey through Ireland's past.

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The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland

First published in 1985 by Moorland Press, The Light Railways of Britain & Ireland has remained unavailable for more than twenty-five years, until now. Re-released by Pen & Sword, this is a thorough and engaging book that covers, in depth, the fascinating story of Britain's last railway development, the Rural light railways, constructed as a result of the Light Railways Act 1896.

Rigorously detailed, it charts the overall history of the last great railway boom in Britain - the light railway boom - from 1896, to the beginning of the Great War in 1914. During this period a large number of narrow and standard gauge lines were constructed in both Britain and Ireland, in order to serve and open up areas in both countries that, at the time, lacked adequate transport links.

This book tells the story of how these lines were constructed and why, in most cases, they eventually failed, due to post-First World War road competition.
Authored by two highly acclaimed writers of transport history, this is a true testament to, and a timely reminder of, Britain's last railway development.

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The Railways of Ireland - 180th Anniversary 1834-2014

A celebration of Ireland's various railways, from the days of steam up to the latest DMUs.

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