Description
| Product ID: | 9780750994330 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Final Journey |
| Subtitle: | The Untold Story of Funeral Trains |
| Authors: | Author: Nicolas Wheatley |
| Subjects: | Social and cultural history, Social & cultural history, Deathcare and funeral industries, Trains and railways: general interest, Funeral services, Trains & railways: general interest, British Isles |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating How and why trains were used to transport coffins across the British Isles for functional and ceremonial purposes, from the early days of the Victorian railways until the present day This new history reveals the previously untold story of why and how trains have been used to transport the dead, enabling their burial in a place of significance to the bereaved. Profusely illustrated with many images, some never previously published, Nicolas Wheatley’s work details how the mainline railways carried out this important yet often hidden work from the Victorian age to the 1980s, as well as how ceremonial funeral transport continues on heritage railways today. From royalty, aristocrats and other VIPs (including Sir Winston Churchill and the Unknown Warrior) to victims of accidents and ordinary people, Final Journey explores the way in which these people travelled for the last time by train before being laid to rest. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-02 |
