Branch Lines

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Branch Lines around Spalding

by Michael Back

The author lived and worked on the route and thus gives us an insight into the o...

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Branch Line to the Derwent Valley

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The Derwent Valley Light Railway was a unique undertaking, serving agriculture a...

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Branch Line from Leek

by Vic Mitchell

The Leek & Manifold Light Railway was authorised and built in two parts, whi...

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Branch Line to Ongar

by J.E.Connor

For a long time just rustic byways, the lines of the area increased in importanc...

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Branch Line to Padstow

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The route from Halwill passed through windswept, thinly-populated countryside of...

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Branch Lines around Swaffham

by Richard Adderson & Graham Kenworthy

The railways which ran through the East Anglian countryside and converged on the...

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Branch Lines to Falmouth, Helston and St. Ives

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

All three branches had one thing in common: holidaymakers. The scenery differed ...

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Branch Line to Lyme Regis

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Situated on the Devon/Dorset border, this branch from Axminster became one of th...

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Branch Line to Bude

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The charm of the small stations, the impressive upland scenery and the many agei...

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Branch Line to Monmouth

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The single lines ran through superb scenery, but only attracted small numbers of...

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Branch Lines to East Grinstead

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The four branch lines, from each point of the compass, were typical rural railwa...

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Branch Line to Minehead

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

Built as a broad gauge branch in a thinly populated area, the railway brought pr...

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Branch Lines to Exmouth

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The Exeter-Exmouth branch was the first in south-east Devon and is now the only ...

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Branch Lines to Alton

by Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith

The three branches radiating from the main line at Alton each had a distinctive ...

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Branch Lines to Felixstowe and Aldeburgh

by Richard Adderson & Graham Kenworthy

The three branches had great charm and are shown in detail in the unhurried days...