England's Railway Heritage from the Air

England's Railway Heritage from the Air
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ISBN-10 : 1848024762
ISBN-13 : 9781848024762
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Book Synopsis England's Railway Heritage from the Air by : Peter Waller

Download or read book England's Railway Heritage from the Air written by Peter Waller and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost a century, from its inception in the years immediately after World War I, the Aerofilms company recorded the changing face of England from the air. At the start of the era, the railway was still the predominant form of transport, with a network of main, secondary and branch lines that stretched to virtually every corner of the realm. As the 20th century progressed, however, this dominance declined as the private motorcar and the lorry increasingly became the preferred mode of transport. The early railway builders - such as the London & Birmingham - had invested much in creating impressive stations for this new and revolutionary form of transport and, during the 19th century, many of the country's leading architects undertook commissions on behalf of the burgeoning railway industry. After World War II, however, many of these buildings were were swept away. 0The Aerofilms collection provides a unique vantage point to explore the country's railway heritage. It is only from the air that it is possible to appreciate fully how much the railway came to dominate the landscape; even in relatively small country towns, the railway station with its platforms and goods yard was significant. Add to this the construction of tunnels and viaducts, and the railway can be said to have shaped much of the landscape of modern England --


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