Real Railway Tales - Geoff Body, Bill Parker

Real Railway Tales

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Buch | Softcover
2014
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-5635-2 (ISBN)
16,20 inkl. MwSt
Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen’s memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps, illustrating the daily obstacles faced on the railways, from handling the new Eurostar to train catering, nights on the Tay Bridge to rail ‘traffic cops’, and from mystery derailments to track subsidence. However interesting the infrastructure of the large and varied railway business may be, the real heart of this great industry lies in its people, the complex jobs they occupy and the dedicated way in which they carry them out.

GEOFF BODY made his start with LNER in 1945, at the age of 16, and left thirty-one years later, having risen to senior officer positions within the railways, Freightliners and Pickfords Tank Haulage. He wrote widely about railways and canals throughout his retirement, including a number of articles and books, counting Railway Oddities and Signal Box Coming up, Sir! among them. BILL PARKER's 39-year railway career began at Doncaster in 1945 and progressed through to divisional manager at Kings Cross. He died in 2023.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.5.2014
Zusatzinfo 50 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Stroud
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schienenfahrzeuge
Technik
ISBN-10 0-7509-5635-6 / 0750956356
ISBN-13 978-0-7509-5635-2 / 9780750956352
Zustand Neuware
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