Extracts from a diary written by a Director of the Great Western Railway chronicling the difficulties, risks and criticisms encountered during the construction of the railway which provided the first regular express trains anywhere in the world. The first entry is dated March 1836....
Edited by Jack Simmons
The Birth of the Great Western Railway, George Henry Gibbs 1971 First Edition
Title: The Birth of the Great Western Railway
Author: George Henry Gibb
Publisher: Adam and Dart
Publication Date: 1971 First Edition
Format: HardbackCondition: Grey / Green covers which are in a good condition. It comes with its original dust jacket which is also in a good condition and has been price clipped. The pages are bright and clean with no ink or pencil marks. A few illustrations within the book.
Book measures 22cm x 17cm with 96 pages.