A History of the Great Western Railway: Being the Story of the Broad GaugeFocusing on the broad gauge, this history of the Great Western Railway is full of illustrations. |
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Contents
CAP PAGE 1 The Inception of the Great Western Rajlway I | 1 |
The Construction of the Railway | 9 |
The Opening of the Railway | 52 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | A History of the Great Western Railway: Being the Story of the Broad Gauge |
| Authors | G. A. Sekon, George Augustus Nokes |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Digby, Long & Company, 1895 |
| Length | 373 pages |
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