ISBN: 9781473878570 - the leicester gap: the last semaphore signalling on the midland main line (12 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Minimal shelf wear, clean internals. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Like New. Clean copy. May have remainder mark.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used-Very Good. dj. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear.

Zustand: New. 2018. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Until 1987, there was still a busy stretch of British main line railway where traditional Victorian operating practices were used to control the movements of both express passenger and a variety of freight trains. At the heart of the former Midland Railway main line from St Pancras to Sheffield, the 45-mile section between Irchester in Northamptonshire and Loughborough in Nottinghamshire was equipped with semaphore signals worked from twenty-three mechanical signalboxes. It was the last main line in the country where this once-standard arrangement remained virtually unchanged since the days of steam. This pocket of mechanical signalling was christened The Leicester Gap, because Leicester was to be the site of a new power signalbox, the last in a chain of just five that would control the whole of the Midland Main Line into the twenty-first century. From 1984 when resignalling work started, to 1987 when it was completed, the author photographed as many trains passing through the Leicester Gap as he could. This book is the result of those efforts. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

hardcover. Zustand: Good. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 175 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes rare colour pictures & In-depth coverage of each signal box and area.

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnIncludes rare colour pictures & In-depth coverage of each signal box and area.