Welsh Highland Railway Renaissance: The Story of the Restoration of the Welsh Highland Railway, 1991-2011
- ISBN-10
- 0957145608
- ISBN-13
- 9780957145603
- Category
- Narrow gauge railroads
- Pages
- 448
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05
- Author
- Gordon Rushton
Description
This is the story of the unique struggle to restore a railway lost to time in Snowdonia National Park.
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