Yesterday'S Railway
Recollections of an Age of Steam
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2002
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-1387-9 (ISBN)
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-1387-9 (ISBN)
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This work recalls an era when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives were a source of awe and fascination. It includes a comprehensive history of Britain's railways from the groundbreaking years of the 1900s to the end of steam in the 1960s.
This work recalls an era when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives that made the journey possible were a source of awe and fascination. It includes a comprehensive history of Britain's railways from the groundbreaking years of the 1900s to the day in August 1968 that the fires were put out for the last time. Our railway system has always been viewed with a mixture of affection, amusement and exasperation. Yet there were periods in the 20th century when the railways were a source of pride and excitement. Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on holiday. And it wasn't just people that went by rail; so did the coal that heated homes, the food that filled them and the bricks that built them. They also served the great ports, conveying everything from thousand-ton loads of iron to baskets of racing pigeons.
This work recalls an era when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives that made the journey possible were a source of awe and fascination. It includes a comprehensive history of Britain's railways from the groundbreaking years of the 1900s to the day in August 1968 that the fires were put out for the last time. Our railway system has always been viewed with a mixture of affection, amusement and exasperation. Yet there were periods in the 20th century when the railways were a source of pride and excitement. Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on holiday. And it wasn't just people that went by rail; so did the coal that heated homes, the food that filled them and the bricks that built them. They also served the great ports, conveying everything from thousand-ton loads of iron to baskets of racing pigeons.
Peter Herring has been a railway enthusiast since he was a boy and as a professional writer has had a successful career pursuing his interest, including editing Steam Classic for more than six years in the 1990s. He is the author of Ultimate Train, and has written numerous articles and reviews for a variety of publications. He now lives in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Introduction From Monopoly to Merger 1900-1923 The Golden Age of Rail Travel Stations and Signals Rural Railways Getting Away by Train Going to Work by Train The Great Locomotives Delivering the Goods Railways at War Nationalisation and Modernisation Railways for Fun The Day the Fires Went Out Appendices Glossary Chronology Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.10.2002 |
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Verlagsort | Newton Abbot |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7153-1387-8 / 0715313878 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7153-1387-9 / 9780715313879 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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