Steam City: Carlisle -Scenes from Old Citadel- (IR823)

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Product No.:IR823Title: Steam City: Carlisle -Scenes from Old Citadel-Author(s): Routledge, HowardIllustrator(s): N/APublisher:Irwell PressISBN:1903266823Condition: NewBinding: Laminated Pictorial BoardsDust Jacket: NoneEdition:1st EditionPublication Year:2007Features: 108 Pages with Black/White Photos.The history of Carlisle as a major railway centre has been well documented over the years, the seven different railway companies that served the city prior to the 1923 Grouping leaving a legacy that lasted well into the 1960s.This book, although not intended to give an historical account of the subject, provides a photographic record from 1951 until the demise of steam operations in the city on 31st December 1967. It also includes a look at two of the lines with summits most associated with Carlisle, Shap and Ais Gill, both of which saw steam activities end on the same date.