THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner
Published by David & Charles
in 1973
ISBN: 0715358758
THE SNOWDON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY
Written by Keith Turner.
Stock no. 1830396
1st.
1973.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A comprehensive history of the SMR from its origins up to the present day (1970s) with additional relevant material to provide a complete background for understanding why the railway was built in the first place. Burgundy cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour frontis. Black and white photographs and diagrams. 165 pages including index. ISBN: 0715358758. Boards clean. Very minor foxing to top edge of text block else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to spine and has a small mark to lower edge of front panel.
Front cover
Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 1 THE BACKGROUND
- 2 EARLY EVENTS
- 3 THE WAY TO THE STARS
- 4 OPENING - AND CLOSURE
- 5 RUNNING AGAIN
- 6 THE LINE ITSELF
- 7 LOCOMOTIVES
- 8 TRACK AND ROLLING STOCK
- GLOSSARY OF WELSH PLACE NAME
- APPENDICES
- SOURCES
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS