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The Great Western Steam Retreat - Chasing the Final Steam Trains in Br's Western Region, Wales and
The Great Western Steam Retreat - Chasing the Final Steam Trains in Br's Western Region, Wales and
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Yng nghanol 1964, clywodd Keith Widdowson fod gwasanaethau trenau stêm Gorllewin Prydain i ddirwyn i ben erbyn Rhagfyr 1965. Penderfynodd y llanc dwy ar bymtheg oed deithio ar drenau'r GWR er mwyn profi eu swyn cyn iddynt gael eu chwalu'n llwyr.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
In mid-1964, Keith Widdowson got wind that the Western Region was hell-bent on being the first to eliminate the steam locomotive on its tracks by December 1965. The 17-year-old hurriedly homed in on train services still in the hands of GWR steam power, aiming to catch runs with the last examples before their premature annihilation.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9780750998079
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9780750998079
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- The Great Western Steam Retreat - Chasing the Final Steam Trains in Br's Western Region, Wales and
- Awdur / Author
- Widdowson, Keith
- Current Price ex VAT
- £16.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £16.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Available
- Availability Status (CY)
- Ar gael
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2022-01-06
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- The History Press
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Size
- 157 × 234 mm; depth 22 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Hanes Rheilffyrdd (yn Saesneg) | EN: Railways (in English)
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
The Great Western Steam Retreat recalls Widdowson's teenage exploits, sound tracked by hits from the Beatles, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones, throughout the Western Region and former Great Western Railway lines. He documents the extreme disorder that resulted from that decision, paying tribute to the train crews who managed to meet demanding timings in the face of declining cleanliness, the poor quality of coal and the major problem of recruiting both footplate and shed staff. This book completes the author's Steam Chase series and provides a snapshot into the comradery that characterised the final years of steam alongside the long-gone journeys that can never be recreated.
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