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“adrian vaughan”

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  • Railways Through the Vale of the White Horse

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    A commemorative history of the railways of the beautiful Oxfordshire district 'Vale of the White Horse', running twenty-seven miles from Steventon to Wootton Bassett. The book spans the history of the route from the opening in 1840 until 1965, when British Rail withdrew all the local passenger services between Didcot and Swindon and all the intermediate stations were closed. With personal insight ... Read more

    $17.69 USD

  • The Great Western's Last Year

    Efficiency in Adversity

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    Despite being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn out by war, there had been no maintenance for six years and the government couldn't supply the steel it needed for repair. The latter half of the 1940s presented a multitude of challenges to overcome, some due to the recent war and others individual to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Signalman's Morning

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    Signalman's Morning is the first of a trilogy tracing a love affair with the coal-fired railway, from love at first sight in 1945 to divorce in 1975. Adrian Vaughan, born in Reading in January 1941, fell in love with the entire spectacle of the steam railway. It was the Greatest Free Show on Earth. It had drama, it had wonderful peace and relaxation, it was musical and it had poetry - to those ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Signalman's Trilogy

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    Adrian Vaughan, born in Reading in January 1941, fell in love with the entire spectacle of the steam railway. It was the Greatest Free Show on Earth. It had drama, it had wonderful peace and relaxation, it was musical and it had poetry – to those lucky enough to be able to appreciate it. Signalman’s Morning is the first of a trilogy tracing a love affair with the coal-fired railway, from love at ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Signalman's Twilight

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    In Signalman's Twilight, Adrian continues the story of his railway life in rural West Berkshire. Adrian revelled in the gentle, old-world atmosphere and seized every opportunity, on duty and off, to talk to the older railwaymen, many of whom had begun their careers on the GWR in 1919 - 21, some of whom had served in the trenches with the Wiltshire Regiment in 1916 - 18, and others of whom had ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Signalman's Nightmare

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    Signalman's Nightmare is the third volume of Adrian Vaughan's memories of his career on the Western Region of British Railways. The book begins in 1962 at Challow and starts with a confession of his terrible contravention of the regulations brought about by an intense desire not to delay a passenger train. He learned a strong lesson there. The story moves on to mourn the passing of steam haulage ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • The Faringdon Branch and Uffington Station

    by Adrian Vaughan ...
    The Great Western Railway's main line from London to Bristol, opened throughout in 1841, passed by the ancient market town of Faringdon at a distance of 3A miles to the south. This bypassed town began to go into decline, and planning for a broad gauge railway to connect Faringdon with the GWR main line and thus re-establish a link with the outside world began in 1860. The Faringdon branch railway ... Read more

    $13.39 USD

  • Runaways Vol. 3: The Good Die Young

    by Brian K. Vaughan ...
    Collects Runaways (2003) #13-18. The world as we know it is about to end, and the Runaways are the only hope to prevent it! Our fledgling teenage heroes have learned how their parents' criminal organization began, and now they must decide how it should END. As the Runaways' epic battle against their evil parents reaches its shocking conclusion, the team's mole stands revealed, and blood must be ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy

    by Brian K. Vaughan ...
    Collects Runaways (2003) #1-6. When six friends discover their parents are all secretly super-villains, they run away from home and straight into the adventure of their lives vowing to turn the tables on their evil legacy. ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Runaways

    Pride & Joy Marvel Select

    by Brian K. Vaughan ...
    Collects Runaways (2003) #1-6. Continuing the series of graphic novels handpicked by Marvel Editorial to showcase pivotal storylines written and drawn by some of Marvel’s most acclaimed creators! At some point in their lives, all young people believe their parents are evil - but what if they really are? Meet Alex, Karolina, Gert, Chase, Molly and Nico, whose lives are about to take an unexpected ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Runaways Vol. 2

    Teenage Wasteland

    by Brian K. Vaughan ...
    Collects Runaways (2003) #7-12. On the run from their super-villain parents, the Runaways find a kindred spirit in a young stranger and welcome him into their fold. But will this kid help the teenagers defeat their parents or tear the group apart? ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

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