The Axminster & Lyme Regis Light Railwa..., Paye, Peter 9780853617396 BRAND NEW
The publication of this book coincides with the 50th anniversary of the closure of the Axminster & Lyme Regis Light Railway linking Axminster on the LSWR main line in Devon to Lyme Regis in Dorset.\nFor centuries Lyme Regis has been noted for its beautiful setting. Millions have enjoyed its charms and the Jurassic Coast and, as it was not the easiest of places to access by road in the 19th and early 20th century, for 62 years many took the opportunity to travel to the coast by rail on the branch line from Axminster. Whilst the majority were attracted by the natural beauty of the area, for the railway enthusiast the appeal was to travel behind veteran Adams \u2018Radial\u2019 locomotives, which had been used on the branch for five decades.\nThe curvature and steep gradients encountered on the light railway presented difficulties with motive power and after early trials and tribulations the London & South Western Railway and later Southern Railway and British Railways found the.
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