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The Kingsbridge Branch
by Ken Williams and Dermot Reynolds
Soft Cover248 pagesCopyright 1977
This is a clean copy in good condition, but please note that there is slight damp damage to the lower outer corner of the first twenty pages. Otherwise the book is in good to very good condition. There is an ex libris plate to the title page.
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CONTENTSForeword by F. D. Pattisson Esq. ivAcknowledgements vIntroduction viCHAPTER 1 GLORIOUS DEVON – Locality, the historicaldevelopment of the South HamsCHAPTER 2 THE BEGINNING – The building of the South Devon main line, plans for various other lines in the area
CHAPTER 3 THE OPENING – Free tickets, celebrations -the early shortcomings
CHAPTER 4 SPEED TO THE WEST – An imaginary journey from Paddington to Kingsbridge, a description of the line and station buildings – Modifications over the years
CHAPTER 5 TRAFFIC – a description of operations on the Branch, train services, the war years, camping coaches
CHAPTER 6 BOATS AND BUSES – GWR operated river services – Road Motor Services – Current public transport facilities
CHAPTER 7 RUNNING OF THE STATION – How the Branch came to life – duties of the staff, application for re-classification
CHAPTER 8 THE FINAL YEARS – Dieselisation – Deliberate running down of services – Notice of closure – plans to save the line – Closure and lifting
CHAPTER 9 CHARACTERS AND REMINISCENCES – The personal accounts of travellers and operating staff
CHAPTER 10 EPILOGUE – Today – What remains of theBranch and buildings
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX 1 An analysis of coaching, parcel, and goodstraffic and receipts between 1935-1958 193APPENDIX 2 Specimen Rail and Road Timetables 197APPENDIX 3 Station diagrams for the Branch and gradientprofile 218APPENDIX 4 Rambles in the South Hams 240Vii
This book sets out to record the history of this very beautiful Great Western Devon branch line.It also shows the development of road and river traffic in the area and the way this complemented the railway. The network of railways planned for the South Hams area is also shown which would have made Kingsbridge a major centre.Contents also include many unpublished photographs, maps, diagrams and personal accounts from the men and women who worked the Kingsbridge Branch.
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