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Paul Lawton and David Southern

Lost Lines of Wales Series - Conwy Valley Line

Lost Lines of Wales Series - Conwy Valley Line

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AuthorsPaul LawtonandDavid Southerncontinue this series of pocket books exploring Wales’s railway heritage, each revealing one of the nation’s ‘lost lines’.

Though theConwy Valley lineis not ‘lost’ in the traditional sense and continues operations, this title recalls a by-gone era when steam locomotives were at their peak.

Opened in 1863, the Conwy Valley line began with the primary purpose of transporting slate from the Ffestiniog quarries for export by sea. It also served many isolated communities in Snowdonia and contributed to Wales’s developing tourist industry.

The history and social background of the railway and its passengers during this period is explored station by station and brought vividly to life through extensive research and archive photography, some of which has never been published before.

Product Details

Publication date: 150 x 200mm

Format: Hardback

Product size: October 2018

Pages: 64

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About the Author / Illustrator

Paul Lawton grew up in Somerset next to the Cheddar Valley line and adds personal insight to this tour through its former stations. He later moved to Wales, writing extensively on the history and railway history of Denbighshire, and is the co-author of three titles in the Lost Lines of Wales series: Rhyl to Corwen, Bangor to Afon Wen and Conwy Valley Line.

David Southern.

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