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Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Stations Layouts & Illustrations V 3
Historical Survey of Selected Great Western Stations Layouts and Illustrations Vol 3 by RH Clark
Hard Cover w/ dust jacket Bumped corners, Small tear in dust jacket, reflections from the lights on some photos
224 pages
Copyright 1981
CONTENTS
6. Abergavenny Junction
9. Aberystwyth
13. Avonmouth Dock
16. Barnstaple (Victoria Road)
20. Basingstoke
23. Bishops Nympton
25. Blaenau Festiniog
28. Brent Knoll
30. Bridgwater
36. Brinkworth
38. Broadway
39. Builth Road
42. Burnham Beeches
44. Caine
47. Chalford
50. Charlton Mackrell
52. Cheltenham St. James
55. Chippenham
59. Churston
62. Colnbrook
64. Cookham
66. Craven Arms
69. Exminster
72. Ferryside
74. Frome
81. Gowerton
83. Grimstone and Frampton
85. Hatton
89. Henley-on-Thames
92. High Wycombe
97. Hullavington
99. Johnston
102. Keinton Mandeville
104. Kidwelly
107. Lambourn
110. Ledbury
113. Little Somerford
116. Llandilo
118. Llanycefn
120. Long Marston
122. Machynlleth
125. Maidenhead
129. Marazion
131. Marston Magna
132. Merthyr
136. Milverton
139. Oswestry
143. Paignton
146. Pembrey
149. Penryn
152. Perranwell
155. Plymouth (North Road)
160. Portishead
162. Portmadoc
165. Pwllheli
168. Redruth
172. St. Agnes
175. St. Germans
177. Severn Beach
180. Somerton
183. Staines West
186. Starcross
188. Staverton
190. Talybont-on-Usk
192. Thame
195. Toddington
197. Torre
200. Totnes
205. Tregaron
206. Uffington
209. Welshpool
212. Westbury
218. Whittington
219. Wiveliscombe
221. Yeovil Town
DUST JACKET INTRODUCTION
The late Ralph Clark drafted his first railway layout plan one hot afternoon in July 1935 while on a cycling holiday in Wales. But it was not until after the end of the 2nd World War that the idea of drawing station plans (on site) and starting a collection of them evolved.
By 1947 he had decided to offer some of the plans to the railway enthusiast in the form of a small booklet, and invested money in the publication of "Rail & Platform Plans of British Stations", together with three similar booklets of station illustrations covering the West Country, the South-East, and Wales. He saw his money give back but little profit, and he was told by a friend that he was twenty-five years ahead of his time.
In 1972, while standing at our stall at a Great Western Society "Open Day" at Didcot, his memory suddenly recalled the little layout book of the late 1940's, and another idea took shape. The first book of "Great Western Stations" was the result.
Although the study of railways had always been his abiding interest, professionally and otherwise, his life had not been without adventure. In the mid-1930's he volunteered for a short-service commission in the R.A.F. He found more active service in plain clothes than he did previously in uniform, and took a fair share of wartime "close-shaves".
He took a strong interest in the study of theology, philosophy, family and local history.
For fourteen years he wrote the leading article in an industrial weekly magazine, was a columnist for a short time, and has written railway articles and paragraphs.
Balancing his devotion to writing about G. W. Stations, he was the owner of an extensive garden model railway (G.W.!) from which he derived more pleasure at seeing others enjoy it than operating it on his own.
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