STEAM ROUTES AROUND GLOUCESTER

This is the story of rail routes in Gloucester and lines in the area throughout the steam era. From the earliest days, Gloucester was a vital and busy hub in the railway system for both the Midland and the Great Western Railway. Acquisition of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway from under the nose of the GWR enabled the Midland to extend to Bristol from Birmingham, while, before the Severn Tunnel, all GWR trains between London and South Wales travelled through Gloucester on broad gauge tracks lasting until 1872.

Heavy holiday trains to the West Country, South-East and West Wales were a feature of summer services, while coal, iron ore and steel was just some of the freight seen. This book covers lines at Gloucester, including the docks, plus an area stretching from Churchdown to Lydney, across the River Severn to Sharpness and back up to Gloucester, with a look at various branches and the main GWR line up the picturesque Stroud Valley through Sapperton. Informative captions enhance the pictures of all this activity, covering not just the trains and varied motive power in steam days, but also all the stations, plus signal boxes, freight yards etc. giving a good account of the line's fortunes over the years

Title: STEAM ROUTES AROUND GLOUCESTER
Author: Stephen Mourton
Format: PB 96 pages
Publisher: Runpast Publishing
Pub date: Sept 2006
ISBN 10: 1870754670
ISBN 13: 9781870754675

List Price: £17.99