{"product_id":"railway-history-in-pictures-ireland-volume-2-9780715349984","title":"Railway History in Pictures: Ireland (Volume 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach part of this two-volume work forms a self-contained unit but together they give the complete story of rail transport in Ireland, from the horse-operated waggonways of the canal era to the diesel-electric ex-presses of today. From thousands of illustrations in private and public col-lections, the author has selected some three hundred, many previously unpublished, and in linking them with an accurately-detailed narrative, Dr McCutcheon has produced a book not only of enthralling interest to railway enthusiasts, but also illustrative of a phase in the social and economic development of Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 2 is concerned with the twentieth century and the efforts made by the railways to maintain their position in the face of increasing operational difficulties. It contains sections on industrial railways; con-tractors' lines; tourist and commuter services, railway architecture and design (post-1870); locomotive development from 1900; special services and royal trains; rail-cars, buses, and rolling stock. The final sections trace the fortunes of Irish railways over the past half century, with consideration of current developments in the fields of recording and preservation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolume 1, much praised by the critics, is still available and deals mainly with the coming of the railways and includes sections on early loco-motives; railway architecture and de-sign (pre-1870); construction of the Dublin-Belfast link; minor companies and branch line workings; narrow-gauge railways; steam tramways and horse traction; accidents and locomotive development from 1860 to 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 18x24cm, 112 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good with some foxing to EP \u0026amp; a little fading to spine of worn DJ\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David \u0026 Charles","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (285)","offer_id":57138755305855,"sku":"9780715349984","price":6.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780715349984.jpg?v=1773928837","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/railway-history-in-pictures-ireland-volume-2-9780715349984","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}