From best-selling railway expert,Julian Holland,explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard.
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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.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008467975Number of pages: 256Weight: 540 gDimensions: 210 x 148 x 15 mm
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"If the author is Julian Holland,and the subject is railways,you know you're going to be in for a treat"Cotswold Life
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