Ivybridge and South Brent Through Time

Ivybridge and South Brent Through Time

Bradshaw's Guide Brunel's Railways Paddington to Penzance

Volume 1

Series: Bradshaw's Guide

Publication Date15th October 2013

Book FormatPaperback

pages96

Illustrations180

Height234

Width165

Author John Christopher presents the first of Bradshaw's original account journey from Paddington to Penzance.
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Availability: In stock
ISBN
9781445621593

Brunel and Bradshaw were close contemporaries. One became Britain's most celebrated engineer, driving his iron rails across the country from London to the tip of Cornwall, while the other brought the experience of rail travel to the masses through his timetables and guide books. Although the GWR had opened in 1840, the through journey to Penzance had only become possible with the completion of the Royal Albert Bridge at Saltash in 1859, the year of Brunel's death. 'Bradshaw's Guides were invaluable in their time and they provide the modern-day reader with a fascinating insight into the nineteenth century rail traveller's experience.' Bradshaw's guide was published very shortly after the line opened. It gives the reader a unique insight into the new world of the Victorian railways and goes beyond the engineering aspects of the line to record the sights to be seen in the towns and cities encountered along the route. Brunel expert John Christopher presents Bradshaw's original account as a continuous journey from Paddington to Penzance. The text is accompanied by contemporary images as well as many new colour photographs of the same journey today.

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