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The London & Portsmouth Direct Atmospheric Railway: 'A Mere Puff of Wind' by Arthur R. Nicholls (Paperback, 2013)

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A MERE PUFF OF WIND is the story of the abortive attempt to construct The London & Portsmouth Direct Atmospheric Railway during the Railway Mania of the 1840s. These were times when many schemes for railways were proposed . Portsmouth was an important naval and maritime town and residents were incensed at being ignored by the railway that had opened to Southampton across the harbour. Continental invasion by Napoleon was a constant fear and the railway was seen as an efficient means of moving large numbers of troops at speed. There was a call for direct railway communication with London. The story is one of hopes raised and then dashed. It indicates the problems encountered in raising capital, support and legislation, suffering from the power and influence of surrounding railways. This was the age of invention and many strange systems of powering trains were devised. The atmospheric system had been installed on the Croydon railway with initial success and Brunel used it with disastrous financial results in Devon. Like many other systems, it had vital faults and eventually failed. Telling the complete story for the first time, it provides an intriguing account of one of the forgotten early railway schemes.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Fonthill Media
ISBN-13
9781781552445
eBay Product ID (ePID)
156661022

Product Key Features

Book Title
The London & Portsmouth Direct Atmospheric Railway: 'a Mere Puff of Wind'
Author
Arthur R. Nicholls
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Railway
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
256 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
560g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Arthur R. Nicholls
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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