Branch Line to Derwent Vally including the Foss Islands branch.

Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith

ISBN 10: 1904474063 / ISBN 13: 9781904474067

Published by Middleton Press, Midhurst, 2003

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2003. 96pp. B&W illustrations (photographs and map). "The Derwent Vally Light Railway was a unique undertaking, serving agriculture and providing land for industry to generate traffic for itself. Passenger service was minimal, its southern terminus having a train only on one day a week for many years. The ways of this unusal operation are illustrated in detail, as is the length of the preserved line." Book in excellent conditon, no inscriptions.

Seller Inventory # Rail101

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Branch Line to Derwent Vally including the Foss Islands branch.
• Publisher: Middleton Press, Midhurst
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904474063
• ISBN 13: 9781904474067
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Transport (Rail, Aviation, Cars)

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Synopsis

The Derwent Valley Light Railway was a unique undertaking, serving agriculture and providing land for industry to generate traffic for itself. Passenger service was minimal, its southern terminus having a train only on one day a week for many years. The ways of this unusual operation are illustrated in detail, as is the length of preserved line. Includes 120 photographs, large scale maps, and other details of local history.