{"id":9859435277,"title":"Lost Railways of Warwickshire","handle":"lost-railways-of-warwickshire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated and meticulously researched book takes you back to the golden age of railways in Warwickshire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e – to a time of thriving rural railways, bustling local stations and steam trains pulling liveried coaches across the countryside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUsing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003earchive photography, maps and accounts from the time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the book brings to life the history of the area's railways, the reason for their construction and their closure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRailway building came early to Warwickshire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e But even before steam locomotion arrived, William James, one of the great railway visionaries of the time, built the first long-distance railway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh for horse-drawn traffic in 1826, which linked the Stratford and Oxford canals. He firmly believed that instead of just serving the canal network, railways could be linked together into a major system. The truth of this was proved as more and more lines were built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the prosperity was not to last\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and, unable to compete with motorised transport, lines were closed, first to passengers and then to freight. The process was accelerated in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching Report. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere Geoffrey Kingscott brings to life the lost railways of Warwickshire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are also details of what remains of that lost era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, enabling the enthusiast to explore the lines and stations that have survived. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Kingscott is a member of the Midland Railway Society and the Railway and Canal Historical Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e He is the author of several other books on the subject, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Northamptonshire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Nottinghamshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Derbyshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Leicestershire \u0026amp; Rutland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1. Rugby, Railway Centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2. MR Leicester to Rugby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3. LNWR Market Harborough to Rugby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4. LNWR Leamington Spa to Rugby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5. LNWR Daventry to Leamington Spa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e6. The Great Central Railway in Warwickshire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e7. The Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e8. The Stratford to Cheltenham Line \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9. From Horses to Steam \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e The Stratford-upon-Avon to Moreton-in-Marsh Tramway, and the GWR Moreton to Shipston-on-Stour Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10. GWR Bearley to Alcester \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e11. Redditch to Evesham (The Gloucester Loop) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e12. MR\/LNWR Ashby \u0026amp; Nuneaton Joint Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConclusion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIndex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Geoffrey Kingscott\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846741746\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-05-03T16:30:35+01:00","created_at":"2017-05-03T16:31:51+01:00","vendor":"Countryside Books","type":"Books","tags":["By region_Warwickshire","Geoffrey Kingscott"],"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":36854677901,"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 Warwickshire","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":1199,"weight":200,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":-6,"inventory_management":null,"inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781846741746","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/LostRailWarwickshire_front_300_res.jpg?v=1510956472"],"featured_image":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/LostRailWarwickshire_front_300_res.jpg?v=1510956472","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Lost Railways of Warwickshire book cover. Transport history of steam trains and stations in Warwickshire.","id":285466820739,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.698,"height":709,"width":495,"src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/LostRailWarwickshire_front_300_res.jpg?v=1510956472"},"aspect_ratio":0.698,"height":709,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/countrysidebooks.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/products\/LostRailWarwickshire_front_300_res.jpg?v=1510956472","width":495}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated and meticulously researched book takes you back to the golden age of railways in Warwickshire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e – to a time of thriving rural railways, bustling local stations and steam trains pulling liveried coaches across the countryside.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUsing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003earchive photography, maps and accounts from the time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, the book brings to life the history of the area's railways, the reason for their construction and their closure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRailway building came early to Warwickshire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e But even before steam locomotion arrived, William James, one of the great railway visionaries of the time, built the first long-distance railway between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh for horse-drawn traffic in 1826, which linked the Stratford and Oxford canals. He firmly believed that instead of just serving the canal network, railways could be linked together into a major system. The truth of this was proved as more and more lines were built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the prosperity was not to last\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and, unable to compete with motorised transport, lines were closed, first to passengers and then to freight. The process was accelerated in the 1960s as a result of the Beeching Report. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere Geoffrey Kingscott brings to life the lost railways of Warwickshire. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are also details of what remains of that lost era\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, enabling the enthusiast to explore the lines and stations that have survived. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Kingscott is a member of the Midland Railway Society and the Railway and Canal Historical Society.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e He is the author of several other books on the subject, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Northamptonshire,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Nottinghamshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Derbyshire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLost Railways of Leicestershire \u0026amp; Rutland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1. Rugby, Railway Centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2. MR Leicester to Rugby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e3. LNWR Market Harborough to Rugby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e4. LNWR Leamington Spa to Rugby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e5. LNWR Daventry to Leamington Spa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e6. The Great Central Railway in Warwickshire \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e7. The Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e8. The Stratford to Cheltenham Line \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e9. From Horses to Steam \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e The Stratford-upon-Avon to Moreton-in-Marsh Tramway, and the GWR Moreton to Shipston-on-Stour Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e10. GWR Bearley to Alcester \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e11. Redditch to Evesham (The Gloucester Loop) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e12. MR\/LNWR Ashby \u0026amp; Nuneaton Joint Railway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConclusion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBibliography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIndex\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 160 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Geoffrey Kingscott\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781846741746\u003c\/p\u003e"}