Peter Burman, Michael Stratton

Conserving the Railway Heritage

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The key issues concerning railway heritage are examined in this timely publication. The scope of the book ranges from railway architecture and its preservation to the management of railway heritage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 188mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780419212805
• ISBN-10: 0419212809
• Artikelnr.: 21047908

Autorenporträt

Burman, Peter; Stratton, Michael

Inhaltsangabe

Overview: An agenda for the railway heritage. Philosophies for conserving
the railway heritige. A bibliographical overveiw of the railway heritige.
Historical appraisal: Historic railway structures in Britain: a continuing
appraisal. Brunel as a creator of the environment. Railway engineering
works: the legacy. Swindon railway village. Conservation: The conservation
context. Changing attitudes to the conservation of England's railways. The
Railway Heritage Trust and it's achievements. The railway trust and
historical Scotland. The challenge of legislation: heritage policy and the
Railways Act 1993. Londons stations: The Liverpool Street Station story.
Major terminii. Underground architecture. Engineering structures: How
British Rail property board manages the closed-line estate. The challenge
of disused railway viaducts. Index