Carmarthen to Fishguard Harbour
$93.98
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
11 November 2021
Summary
This volume covers the important main line section of line between Carmarthen and Fishguard Harbour, the terminus station opening in 1906 and replacing New Milford (later Neyland) as the previous main line terminus. In 1909 Cunard passenger liners between New York and Liverpool began calling at Fishguard and this book contains a fascinating account of this working lasting 3-4 years which saw fast connecting trains running to Paddington and the Continent via Dover. There were also important br…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526795786 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526795787 |
| Author: | Hodge, John |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Transport |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 11 November 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.15kg |
| Dimensions: | 282mm x 216mm |
| Series: | West Wales Railways |
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About The Author
Hodge, John
John Hodge is a retired railwayman, who started his working life on the Western Region in South Wales, later transferring to London Paddington and British Railways Board. He was brought up in Barry, a port town west of Cardiff, which has strong railway connections, once being an important port for coal traffic and later being famous for Woodham Brothers scrap yard, which held over 200 locomotives, that are now mostly preserved on heritage lines. John Hodge is a life long railway enthusiast and historian, with many railway histories published. This volume on the line from Carmarthen to Fishguard Harbour is his latest work in his West Wales Railways series.
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