{"id":9859695565,"title":"Lost Railways of South \u0026 West Yorkshire","handle":"lost-railways-of-south-west-yorkshire","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSouth and West Yorkshire were among the first to witness the birth of the Railway Age. The need to link local mills, mines and quarries with their customers, both at home and overseas, soon led to a high density network. But this golden age was not to last. Competition from electric trams, lorries, buses and cars, plus a duplication of lines, began to take its toll. Lines began to close to passengers as early as 1917 and the decline continued through later decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFortunately, some have been preserved by enthusiastic societies and the reopened sections of track flourish, with passenger steam trains at weekends. One such line is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, which has also proved popular with camera crews for films like The Railway Children, and episodes of Poirot and Last of the Summer Wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Gordon Suggitt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846740435 \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2020-12-21T14:41:50+00:00","created_at":"2017-05-03T17:25:02+01:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["By region_Yorkshire","Gordo Suggitt"],"price":1199,"price_min":1199,"price_max":1199,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":36856646925,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Lost Railways of South \u0026 West Yorkshire","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1199,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-9,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781846740435","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Lost_Railways_SWYorkshire.jpg?v=1510956265"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Lost_Railways_SWYorkshire.jpg?v=1510956265","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Lost Railways of South and West Yorkshire book cover. Transport history of steam trains and stations in Yorkshire.","id":285468131459,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":709,"width":492,"src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Lost_Railways_SWYorkshire.jpg?v=1510956265"},"aspect_ratio":0.694,"height":709,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/Lost_Railways_SWYorkshire.jpg?v=1510956265","width":492}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSouth and West Yorkshire were among the first to witness the birth of the Railway Age. The need to link local mills, mines and quarries with their customers, both at home and overseas, soon led to a high density network. But this golden age was not to last. Competition from electric trams, lorries, buses and cars, plus a duplication of lines, began to take its toll. Lines began to close to passengers as early as 1917 and the decline continued through later decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFortunately, some have been preserved by enthusiastic societies and the reopened sections of track flourish, with passenger steam trains at weekends. One such line is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, which has also proved popular with camera crews for films like The Railway Children, and episodes of Poirot and Last of the Summer Wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Gordon Suggitt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846740435 \u003c\/p\u003e"}