The Times: The Joy of Railways

Remembering the Golden Age of Trainspotting

Julian Holland, Times Books (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2020
Times Books (Verlag)
978-0-00-832376-9 (ISBN)

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A beautiful treasury of railway memorabilia
Journey back to the 1950s and ’60s with this nostalgic look at Britain’s railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting notebooks and railway ephemera.

Packed with hundreds of photographs, trainspotting
notebooks and ephemera. This is a vivid recollection of
the whole atmosphere of the railways as the age of steam
ended and diesels were introduced.

Take a journey through each of the major regions, guided by bestselling author and railway expert, Julian Holland
Revel in the imagery of the mighty steam engines as they ran their final schedules
Savour some of the magic that trainspotters experienced during that glorious era

From a very young age, Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is the writer and photographer of many bestselling railway books, including the award-winning Mapping the Railways (2011), History of Britain’s Railways (2015) and Golden Years of Rail Travel (2019). As well as being passionate about train travel, Julian is a leading commentator on railways – he travels around Britain giving illustrated lectures and regularly appears as a guest expert on radio and television.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.10.2021
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	219 x 282 mm
Gewicht	1230 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte
	Technik
ISBN-10	0-00-832376-3 / 0008323763
ISBN-13	978-0-00-832376-9 / 9780008323769
Zustand	Neuware