Narrow gauge railways of portugal book

The story of the railways, told through railway maps spanish. Until the final decade of the 20th century, portugal boasted one of the most extensive narrow gauge railway. Portugal s narrow gauge railways were largely built to metre gauge. The railways of portugal are well known to a global community of steam. This decline accelerated after the second world war as improved road transport displaced railways in industry and for passenger service in 1951 however, a group of railway enthusiasts, alarmed at the loss of this part of british industrial heritage, stepped in to save the failing talyllyn railway. Discover book depositorys huge selection of platewaypress books online. Volume 5 in the series narrow gauge railways of europe. Portuguese narrow gauge railways paperback october 12, 2006 by d. Narrow gauge book coop is an independent, communityowned bookstore in the heart of downtown alamosa. Narrow gauge railways of portugal paperback 18 sept.

The use of narrow gauge railways in britain declined throughout the first half of the 20th century. Chris arnot is author of small island by little train. The feve unmarked on most spanish railway maps, despite being a division of stateowned renfe operadora is a trio of 1,000mm narrowgauge lines. Plateway press, 1998 narrow gauge railroads 312 pages. Davies, 9781871980356, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Independent bookstore narrow gauge book coop alamosa. The narrowgauge rail network remained in the hands of efe the state.

This is the secondwidest gauge in regular use anywhere in the world. Winkworth author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In addition, steam locomotives remained in regular service until the. Narrow gauge sardinia and sicily narrow gauge scenic rail journeys on the italian islands. European narrow gauge models eurong specialise in multimedia kits for european narrow gauge railway models in 1. Trains i dont buy books on them or subscribe to any magazines, nor have i created a miniature layout in a spare room. Cambos book, factors in the study of the railway problem, is an essential work for. Spain and portugal, unknown, 19391939, from the collection of. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. The lines were mostly constructed from the 1880s onwards, with the final line not completed until as late as 1949. This invaluable book is essential reading for all those who wish to build a small, narrow gauge model railway layout to a high standard.