Description
| Product ID: | 9780008467951 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | AT |
| Title: | The Times All Aboard! |
| Subtitle: | Remembering Britain’s Railways |
| Authors: | Author: Julian Holland, Times Books |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Subjects: | Reference works, Reference works, Industrialisation and industrial history, Transport industries, Engineering: general, History of engineering and technology, Railway technology, engineering and trades, Trains and railways: general interest, Nostalgia: general, Travel writing, Industrialisation & industrial history, Transport industries, Engineering: general, History of engineering & technology, Railway technology, engineering & trades, Trains & railways: general interest, Nostalgia: general, Travel writing, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast. The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast. The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast.The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.Stories range from Bulleid’s ''Chinese Laundries'', trainspotting trips in Wales and Scotland and Liverpool’s ‘Dockers’ Umbrella'' to railway artists and clergy, a railway-owned airline and railways that were never built. Find out about• The Royal Scot’s 11,000-mile journey in the USA and Canada• A narrow gauge island railway in the middle of the Bristol Channel• How the London & South Western Railway saved the British Empire• Mallard’s unbeaten world speed record of 1938• How to fly by Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Plymouth• The 75-mile network of narrow gauge railways on the Isle of Skye• How another 4,500 miles of railway escaped closure by Dr Beeching All Aboard is a delightful miscellany for every railway enthusiast, filled with fascinating and obscure stories, facts and figures. |
| Imprint Name: | Times Books |
| Publisher Name: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-16 |
