The pipe organ, an instrument whose origins dates to ancient Greece, is prominent in the development of secular and church music, and its builders were as artistic as the composers like Bach, Pachelbel and Handel who played them. This book describes the mechanics, fabrication, and acoustics of various types of pipe organs.
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The changes to rail freight in Wales and the Borders since the 1980s have been dramatic in many ways and have often been a knock-on effect of huge transformations in the industries that the railway serves, most notably, the coal-mining sector. Illustrated with over 150 photos, this volume looks at the changing face of rail freight.
Covers: Glasgow termini: Buchanan Street, Central, Queen Street and St Enoch; Glasgow suburbs and North Clydeside; The Callander and Oban line including the branches to Killin and Ballachulish; The West Highland line from Glasgow to Fort William; The West Highland Extension to Mallaig; and rails around the Trossachs.
Juxtaposes photographs of the same railway location separated in time. This book includes photographs of Anglesey, Menai Bridge to Bangor and Ruabon to Dolgellau, Blaenau and Welshpool.
Talks about: West Lancashire lines to Southport and Ormskirk; Preston station and approaches; and branches to Longridge and Knott End. This book also talks about L&YR; routes to Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Colne; railways of the Fylde; Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham; lines around Carnforth; and the Furness Railway.
Takes a detailed look at rail freight developments since 1968. This book examines the gradual decline of coal mining in the UK, the changing requirements of the power generators, and changes brought about by privatization.
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