Conserving the Railway Heritage (Paperback)

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