{"product_id":"history-of-the-great-western-railway-three-volume-set-9780711003040","title":"History of the Great Western Railway Three Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe late E. T. MacDermot's two-volume History of the Great Western Railway, published in 1927 and 1931, was the second detailed history of a large rail-way. It carried the story through from inception in 1833 to the Grouping of 1923 and was soon recognised as a classic with a very high standard of accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsiderable research has been carried out during the thirty years since the second volume appeared, especially in-to the history of the smaller companies eventually absorbed by the Great Western. The loco-motive and carriage depart-ments' history has also received a great deal of attention and a greater precision in records evolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWED\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn revising MacDermot's work C. R. Clinker, himself an old Great Western man, has taken full advantage of the expert knowledge of researchers into the various aspects of the Company's history and has carried in new facts from a wide range of sources. Where necessary, amendments have been made in elaboration of existing statements or to bring these up to date, but MacDermot's emphasis on strict accuracy has been rigidly respected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis first volume takes the story from its beginnings to 1863. Save in a few special cases, no attempt has been made in Volume II to follow the story of events beyond the end of 1921. The history of the Company's last twenty-six years, from 1922 to 1947, is the subject of volume III.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 16x24cm, 1120 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good with some foxing to edges of books and a little wear to DJs\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Allan","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (282)","offer_id":57503326339455,"sku":"9780711003040","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780711003040_1.jpg?v=1778578974","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/history-of-the-great-western-railway-three-volume-set-9780711003040","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}