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Early Railways of West Fife: An Industrial and Social Commentary

by A.W. Brotchie

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The culmination of many years of research, with information gleaned from privileged access to private records as well as public archives, this definitive volume provides an authoritative history of the early railways of West Fife. These lines have been poorly documented and sometimes even ignored until now, but with this volume intensive fieldwork has paid off and some remarkable discoveries are made public. There are details here of previously unrecorded early track and rail designs and the author provides authentication of the arrival in Fife of Scotland s first steam railway locomotive, thus solving a long standing mystery! Other topics include the fascinating history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin s ten and a quarter inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow and standard gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc.A4 size, case bound, full colour dustcover, limited print run and only available direct from the publisher.Post free to UK addresses only. For non-UK addresses postage will be charged at cost and we will email you the amount before dispatch.… (more)
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The culmination of many years of research, with information gleaned from privileged access to private records as well as public archives, this definitive volume provides an authoritative history of the early railways of West Fife. These lines have been poorly documented and sometimes even ignored until now, but with this volume intensive fieldwork has paid off and some remarkable discoveries are made public. There are details here of previously unrecorded early track and rail designs and the author provides authentication of the arrival in Fife of Scotland s first steam railway locomotive, thus solving a long standing mystery! Other topics include the fascinating history of the Charlestown branch to closure, Lord Elgin s ten and a quarter inch gauge garden railway at Broomhall, and the narrow and standard gauge railways of the Crombie RN Depot etc.A4 size, case bound, full colour dustcover, limited print run and only available direct from the publisher.Post free to UK addresses only. For non-UK addresses postage will be charged at cost and we will email you the amount before dispatch.

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