Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also the buildings and structures that bear witness to the confidence of railway developers, architects and engineers. This book defines the nature of the railway heritage - from signalboxes, viaducts, tunnels and locomotive depots - and then discusses priorities and the best practice for it's conservation. The subject is a strongly topical one due to current concern over privatization, the effects of planned high-speed rail links and lively debates concerning the role of the enthusiast in railway preservation.
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"This book now provides an authoritative point of reference for all involved in this branch of building conservation, not least those who are going to be associated with the newly formed Institute of Railway Studies set up as an outcome of the 1994 York Conference." - Building Conservation
'These papers act as the springboard for proper integration of research into railway history within the wider objectives for understanding, conservation and public appreciation of the historic environment.' - Conservation Bulletin
'Highly readable, well presented and pertinently illustrated. ... an effective and illuminating introduction to a hitherto neglected aspect of conservation and should be widely read not only by practitioners but those newly responsible for the management and stewardship of the railways themselves.' - Context
Contributors vii Preface and acknowledgements ix Part One: Overview 1(58) An agenda for the railway heritage 3(15) Neil Cossons Philosophies for conserving the railway heritage 18(16) Peter Burman A bibliographical overview of the railway heritage 34(25) Michael Stratton Part Two: Historic Appraisal 59(60) Historic railway structures in Britain: a continuing appraisal 61(14) Gordon Biddle Brunel as a creator of environment 75(14) Adrian Vaughan Railway engineering works: the legacy 89(17) Keith Falconer Barrie Jones Swindon Railway Village 106(13) John Cattell Part Three: Conservation 119(54) The conservation context 121(11) H. John Yates Changing attitudes to the conservation of Englands railway heritage 132(9) Steve Pilcher The Railway Heritage Trust and its achievements 141(14) Leslie Soane The railway heritage and Historic Scotland 155(10) John Hume The challenge of legislation: heritage policy and the Railways Act 1993 165(8) Richard Threlfall Part Four: Londons Stations 173(38) The Liverpool Street Station story 175(12) Nick Derbyshire Major termini: problems of conservation and urban design 187(10) Robert Thorne Underground architecture 197(14) David Lawrence Part Five: Engineering Structures 211(18) How British Rail Property Board manages the closed-line estate 213(7) Gregory Beecroft The challenge of disused railway viaducts 220(9) Charles Blackett-Ord Index 229
Burman, Peter; Stratton, Michael
