Adrian Kennedy Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

The Isle of Man was and remains a mecca for the transport enthusiast. The combination of narrow-gauge steam railways, horse-drawn trams in Douglas and the electrified services offered by the Manx Electric and Snaefell Mountain railways undoubtedly offered the most concentrated range of historic transport accessible within the British Isles. The1950s was probably the final decade in which this glorious transport heritage was to be experienced in the final years of its golden age. The island declined as a holiday destination from the early 1960s and by the early 1970s, the steam railway had been reduced effectively to the service linking Port Erin to Douglas whilst there was a threat to the Manx Electric north of Laxey. During the 1950s enthusiasts made their way to the island throughout much of the year to record this historic transport scene. More than six decades on, these views are now as historic as the lines and equipment that they recorded. Featuring some 60 images, the vast majority of which are believed to be unpublished, this book is a pictorial journey through the superb transport heritage that once served this corner of the British Isles.

Previously unpublished photographs of the vintage rolling stock and tiny steam engines that typified the Isle of Wight s railway network in the post-war decades. At the end of World War 2 the railway network that served the Isle of Wight was intact; less than a generation later the majority of lines had closed and steam traction had been replaced on the one surviving section from Ryde to Shanklin by surplus electric rolling stock acquired from London Underground. Always physically separated from the rest of the railway network, the railways on the Isle of Wight attracted the enthusiast fraternity as, due to their restricted loading gauge, they were redolent of a much older era. Vintage rolling stock hauled by diminutive locomotives were the hallmarks of the railway down the years until the final withdrawal of steam in early 1967. Featuring a wide range of images from the two decades of operation after the end of World War 2, Steam on the Isle of The Postwar Years is an evocative reminder of the railways that once served the island. Drawing upon the work of a number of photographers who visited the island during the period, most of the photographs are previously unpublished and provide a superb tribute to now long-departed steam operations and the trains that once plied their trade on routes linking Ryde, Newport, Ventnor, Cowes and Freshwater.