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Maritime Activities of the Somerset and Dorset Railway
Author(s): Handley, Christopher
| Binding: | Softcover |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | No |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | N/A |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher Name: | Millstream Books |
| Publication Year: | 2001 |
| Publication Place: | United Kingdom |
| ISBN: | 9780948975639 |
| Book ID: | 004189 |
| Catalogue(s): | Transportation ◇ Local Interest and History - South West |
160pp. Well-illustrated with photographs, maps, charts etc. Laminated card covers (with minimal edge wear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. 4to. A history of the Somerset and Dorset Railway's maritime interests and shipping activities, with its fleet including paddle steamers, screw steamships and ketches - a fascinating montage which brings together rail and sea. For over a century, from the 1850s, the ports of Burnham and Highbridge saw much activity with shipping, regular ferry services to Cardiff and linking rail and sea for excursions across the English Channel.
Keywords:
Somerset
Dorset
railways
shipping
trade
sea
maritime
ferry services
