There is nothing to beat inspecting and interpreting the
structures themselves, particularly the many hundreds not recorded in any
publication. However, the following have been especially helpful when compiling
these web pages:
Annual Report and Accounts of the Railway Heritage Trust (various years) Britain's Historic Railway Buildings: An Oxford Gazetteer of Structures and Sites. Author: Gordon Biddle. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0 19 866247 5 British Railway Bridges & Viaducts. Author: Martin Smith. Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 1994. ISBN 0 7110 2273 9 British Railway Tunnels. Author: Alan Blower. Publisher: Ian Allan Publishing, 1964. ISBN not stated Civil Engineering Heritage: London and the Thames Valley. Author: Denis Smith. Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd for the Institution of Civil Engineers, 2001. ISBN 07277 1971 8 Civil Engineering Heritage: Southern England. Author: R.A. Otter. Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd for the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1994. ISBN 07277 2876 8 The Oxford Companion to British Railway History. Editors Jack Simmons & Gordon Biddle. Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997. ISBN 0 19 211697 5 Railway Bridge Construction: Some Recent Developments. Author: F.A.W. Mann. Publisher: Hutchinson Educational, 1972. ISBN 0 09 108630 2 Railway Bridge Maintenance. Author: Frank Turton. Publisher: Hutchinson Educational, 1972. ISBN 0 09 108920 4 Structures or Why Things Don't Fall Down. Author: J.E. Gordon. Publisher: Penguin Books, reprinted 1991. ISBN 0 14 013628 2 Thames Bridges From Dartford to the source. Author: Neil Davenport. Publisher: Silver Link Publishing Ltd, 2006. ISBN 1 85794 229 9 |
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