Laurence Waters - Western Region Steam Locomotive Depots : A Pictorial

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The item is a book Hardback
The Author Name is Laurence Waters
The Title is Western Region Steam Locomotive Depots : A Pictorial Study

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From the opening of the Great Western Railway in 1838 through to the end of steam traction on the Western Region in 1965 the a€˜engine sheda€ formed an important role in both the infrastructure and operation of the railway. As the Great Western system expanded so did the need for larger locomotive servicing facilities and from the 1870s right through to the 1930s many sheds were rebuilt into larger locomotive depots or in some cases replaced by entirely new structuresNationalisation of the railways in 1948 saw the formation of the a€˜British Railways Western Regiona€. Apart from a few early sub-shed closures the number of Western Region steam depots and sub-sheds remained almost unaltered until the regional boundary changes of 1958. Using black and white and colour images from the Great Western Trust archive at Didcot, the book illustrates Western Region steam depots and a€˜sub shedsa€ that were in operation in the mid 1950s. With many previously unpublished photographs the book should interest modellers, historians and enthusiasts of the Western Region. Today the unique atmosphere of the steam a€˜sheda€ can be still be experienced at Didcot, where the original 1932 locomotive shed forms the centrepiece of the Didcot Railway Centre.

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