Narrow Gauge Inspiration 2 A Further Selection of Prototypes to Inspire the Narrow Gauge Modeller |
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| Author:
| Smith, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4936-3232-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $11.95 |
Book Description:
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This book contains details of lovely French stations that I think are irresistible, all of them on metre gauge lines that are long gone. Few managed to struggle on to the end of the 1930's, and of those that did the Second World War pretty much wiped them out. Closure dates in the late 1940's are all too common ....if road competition alone wasn't enough to finish them, their equipment was pretty much worn out by then and there was no money to replace it.It is only through old...
More DescriptionThis book contains details of lovely French stations that I think are irresistible, all of them on metre gauge lines that are long gone. Few managed to struggle on to the end of the 1930's, and of those that did the Second World War pretty much wiped them out. Closure dates in the late 1940's are all too common ....if road competition alone wasn't enough to finish them, their equipment was pretty much worn out by then and there was no money to replace it.It is only through old pictures, mainly postcards, and through models that the memory of these little railways can be kept alive