{"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":-5,"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"}

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This illustrated and meticulously researched book takes you back to the golden age of railways in Warwickshire – to a time of thriving rural railways, bustling local stations and steam trains pulling liveried coaches across the countryside.

Using archive photography, maps and accounts from the time, the book brings to life the history of the area's railways, the reason for their construction and their closure.

Railway building came early to Warwickshire. 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.

But the prosperity was not to last 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. 

Here Geoffrey Kingscott brings to life the lost railways of Warwickshire. There are also details of what remains of that lost era, enabling the enthusiast to explore the lines and stations that have survived. 

Geoffrey Kingscott is a member of the Midland Railway Society and the Railway and Canal Historical Society. He is the author of several other books on the subject, including Lost Railways of Northamptonshire, Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire, Lost Railways of Derbyshire and Lost Railways of Leicestershire & Rutland.

CONTENTS

  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1. Rugby, Railway Centre
  • 2. MR Leicester to Rugby 
  • 3. LNWR Market Harborough to Rugby 
  • 4. LNWR Leamington Spa to Rugby
  • 5. LNWR Daventry to Leamington Spa
  • 6. The Great Central Railway in Warwickshire 
  • 7. The Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
  • 8. The Stratford to Cheltenham Line 
  • 9. From Horses to Steam
    The Stratford-upon-Avon to Moreton-in-Marsh Tramway, and the GWR Moreton to Shipston-on-Stour Railway
  • 10. GWR Bearley to Alcester 
  • 11. Redditch to Evesham (The Gloucester Loop) 
  • 12. MR/LNWR Ashby & Nuneaton Joint Railway
  • Conclusion 
  • Bibliography
  • Index

A5 (softcover) 160 pages

Author: Geoffrey Kingscott

ISBN 9781846741746

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