British Railways Freight Terminals Since 1960

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British Railways Freight Terminals Since 1960British Railways Freight Terminals Since 1960 25. 00 Arguably, since the 1920s but markedly since the 1960s, the railways have been fighting a losing battle with the road transport to retain their share of freight traffic. Gone are the days when almost every British passenger station had its own goods yard, handling all kinds of freight in wagonload quantities for distribution in the local area. That network of general freight terminals was gradually

176 Pages Black & White Photographs HARDBACK

London Transport also used steam locomotives until the early 1970s and examples are included in this collection

to depart for Glasgow Central

but coal mining is now long gone

and societies

Stations Photo Bletchley 1-10 Denbigh Hall 11 Milton Keynes Central 12-14 Wolverton 15-23 Wolverton Works 24-33 Bradwell 34-36 Great Linford 37-38 Newport Pagnell 39-45 Wolverton Viaduct 46 Castlethorpe 47-51 Roade 52-59 Northampton 60-70 Church Brampton 71 Althorpe Park 72-76 Long Buckby 77-82 Kilsby & Crick 83-88 Bliswoth 89-96 Weedon 97-100 Welton 101-105 Rugby 106-120

We can now proceed to Clapham Junction

Varied photographs and numerous maps help to visualise the many changes that have taken place in over a century of railway activity

and an appendix with weight diagrams

Over 400 illustrations show many locations through the lenses of photographers spanning many decades

Chapter 11: Post Retirement

Owen and is currently under restoration by his eldest son

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