Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Ilfracombe Line by John Nicholas Hard Cover The Ilfracombe Line by John Nicholas Hard Cover 128 pages Copyright 1998 CHAPTER ONE THE LINE DESCRIBEDPage 1 Barnstaple Junction, Shapland and Petters Siding, Westcott's Crossing, Barnstaple Quay Station, Commercial Road Crossing Gates, Barnstaple Town Station, Pottington Swing Bridge and Signal Box, Rolles Quay Siding, Pottington Crossing Ground Frame, Duckpool Crossing, Wrafton Station, Vellator Crossing, Braunton Gates, Braunton Station, Georgeham Crossing, Stoney Bridge Gates, Heddon Mill Signal Box, Willingcott Crossing, Mortehoe Station, Ilfracombe Station. CHAPTER TWO EARLY RAILWAY SCHEMES 1845-1868Page 58 The Railway Mania 1845-7, The North Devon Railway, The Barnstaple and Ilfracombe Railway of 1854, The London and South Western Railway, The Ilfracombe Railway of 1864. CHAPTER THREE THE BARNSTAPLE AND ILFRACOMBE RAILWAY 1869-1874Page 62 The 1870 Act, Construction, Town Offices and Competition, Board of Trade Inspection, Opening, Amalgamation. CHAPTER FOUR THE SOUTH WESTERN ERA 1874-1922Page 68 The Early Years 1874-1889, Rolle Quay Siding 1881, The Barnstaple Junction Railway 1887, Doubling the Line 18891891, A Silver Strike?, Accident at Foxhunters Inn, General Progress, The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, An 1898 Journey, The later South Western period, Derailment at Barnstaple Junction. CHAPTER FIVE THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY ERA 1923-1947Page 78 The Grouping, Main Line Status 1925, Mishaps at Ilfracombe, Expansion at Ilfracombe, Decline in the 30s, World War Two, The Post-War Period. CHAPTER SIX THE BRITISH RAILWAYS ERA 1948-1975Page 86 Nationalisation 1948, Post-War Recovery, Decline sets in, Railway Reports, Dieselisation and Decline, Singling the Line 1967, Closure 1970, A Preservation Attempt 1971-74, End of the Line. CHAPTER SEVEN TRAFFIC AND TRAIN SERVICESPage 92 A Survey of Passenger Train Traffic, Passenger Train Services, Through Southern Services, The Atlantic Coast Express, The Devon Belle, Great Western Services, Excursion Trains, The Final Years, Connecting Bus Services, Newspaper and Mail Traffic, A Survey of Freight Traffic, Freight Train Services. CHAPTER EIGHT LOCOMOTIVES AND ROLLING STOCKPage 102 Contractors Locomotives, Beattie Locomotives, The Ilfracombe Goods, Adams, Drummond and Maunsell Locomotives, Bulleid, Great Western Locomotives, Ivatt and British Railways Locomotives, Diesels, South Western Rolling Stock, Coaches, Engine Workings 1919, Engine Workings Summer 1957, Formation of Trains 1878, Waterloo Carriage Workings 1913, Devon Belle Formations, Ilfracombe Carriage Workings Summer 1955, Great Western Coach Workings 1938-9. CHAPTER NINE WORKING OVER MORTEHOE BANKPage 110 The Two Banks, The South Western Period, The Southern Period, The British Railways Period. CHAPTER TEN SUMMER SATURDAYS IN THE FIFTIESPage 118 Setting the Scene, Southern Region Timetable 1958, Southern Region Locomotive Workings 1957, Southern Region Carriage Workings 1955. APPENDIX TIMETABLESPage 127 Introduction The picturesque but isolated North Devon resort of Ilfracombe became a favourite holiday destination in Victorian times. The Ilfracombe Gazette included in its weekly pages lists of guests residing at each of the town's hotels, in an age when rank, status and knowing the right people was a social imperative. Guests arrived by road, steamer and railway and there was great competition, particularly for the prestigious first class traffic. Both the South Western and Great Western Railways opened offices in the town years before their trains arrived and the Midland advertised services to and from its system via Bristol, Portishead and a connecting steamer service. All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. Payment options Payment must be received within 10 days. Paypal is accepted. Terms and conditions All sales are final. Returns accepted if item is not as described. Contact us first. No warranty is stated or implied. Please e-mail us with any questions before bidding. Thanks for looking at our items.
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