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PUBLISHER: Amberley Publishing
ISBN: 9781398119314
RRP: £15.99
PAGES: 96
PUBLICATION DATE:
January 15, 2024
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Joint Railways: Scotland and Northern England
Patrick Bennett
The pre-Grouping companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their “territories”. Nevertheless, at times they would co-operate. This co-operation resulted in a large number of joint lines. These joint lines ranged from fully independent operations, complete with their own staffs, locomotives and rolling stock, to short lengths of railway used by the joint companies, with the cost of maintenance shared.
There were more than seventy of these joint lines and all feature in this series by popular railway author Patrick Bennett. This volume focuses on those found in Scotland and the north of England.
Patrick Bennett
A lifelong railway enthusiast, Patrick pursued a varied career, ending up as a lecturer in further education. Retirement to France in 2007 brought the chance to also study the railways of his adopted country, resulting in a number of books on the history of French railways.