Hereford locomotive shed : engines and train workings / Steve Bartlett.
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TextPublisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Description: 227 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 29 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781473875555; 1473875552Subject(s): Engine houses (Railroads) -- England -- Hereford -- History | Engine houses (Railroads) -- England -- Hereford -- History -- Pictorial works | Turntables (Railroads) -- England -- Hereford -- History | Turntables (Railroads) -- England -- Hereford -- History -- Pictorial worksSummary: TRAINS & RAILWAYS: GENERAL INTEREST. Hereford Locomotive Shed is the first in a series of in-depth studies to look closely at the changing engine allocations and operational responsibilities of motive power depots during the latter days of steam. In Herefords case this was a varied mixture of main line passenger, freight trip working, branch line passenger, station pilot duties and yard shunting. Unusually, the latter remained a steam preserve until months before depot closure in November 1964. Not forgotten are the depots small sub-sheds, which had varying responsibilities over the years, as the district boundaries changed at Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye and Craven Arms. Their very different duties were inevitably a reflection of a bygone age and an all too rapidly changing future. The author personally recorded the Hereford railway scene from the late 1950s, until depot closure.
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TRAINS & RAILWAYS: GENERAL INTEREST. Hereford Locomotive Shed is the first in a series of in-depth studies to look closely at the changing engine allocations and operational responsibilities of motive power depots during the latter days of steam. In Herefords case this was a varied mixture of main line passenger, freight trip working, branch line passenger, station pilot duties and yard shunting. Unusually, the latter remained a steam preserve until months before depot closure in November 1964. Not forgotten are the depots small sub-sheds, which had varying responsibilities over the years, as the district boundaries changed at Ledbury, Leominster, Ross-on-Wye and Craven Arms. Their very different duties were inevitably a reflection of a bygone age and an all too rapidly changing future. The author personally recorded the Hereford railway scene from the late 1950s, until depot closure.
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