Rebuilding the Welsh Highland Railway: Britain’s Longest Heritage Line by Peter JohnsonRequirements: .ePUB reader, 30 MBOverview: THE REVIVAL AND RESTORATION of the Welsh Highland Railway is one of the greatest heritage railway achievements of the 21st Century, yet its success followed more than one hundred years of failure. Supported by public loans, its first incarnation […]
The Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway: The Story of a Welsh Rural Byway by Peter JohnsonRequirements: .ePUB reader, 107 MB,Overview: Unusually among Welsh narrow-gauge railways, the 2ft 6in gauge Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway was built to benefit agriculture, not minerals. After several failed attempts to connect the market town at Welshpool with the rural […]
Narrow Gauge Railways by Peter JohnsonRequirements: .ePUB reader, 17mbOverview: Narrow gauge railways, so well suited to difficult, mountainous terrain, were built in many of the UK’s most scenic locations. Their genesis was in mines and quarries where they replaced man- or horse-pulled wagons, but their adaptability meant that by the 1860s they were also carrying […]
The Corris Railway : The Story of a Mid-Wales Slate Railway by Peter JohnsonRequirements: .PDF reader, 46 MBOverview: One of Wales’ oldest narrow gauge railways, the 2ft 3in gauge Corris Railway was built to carry slate from several quarries in the Dulas valley to wharves on the river Dyfi. At first forbidden to use steam […]
Big Mike’s Boy by Richard Peter Johnson Requirements: .ePUB reader, 165 KBOverview: My name is Noah and I’m Big Mike’s boy. Actually, he adopted me after saving me from my house when it was burning down around me. Did I mention that he’s a fireman? Well, he is- A big, buff fireman. After that, I […]