Paul Atterbury

The Railway Experience (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended to every corner of the kingdom so strong. However, the history of station buildings and signal boxes, steam and diesel engines, goods and postal services, main lines and branch lines is only part of the story told here.
As a cherished part of Britain's heritage, it is the impact of the railways on a human level that has truly captured our imagination. In more than 50 photographs, many of which are previously unpublished, Paul Atterbury reveals the people who ran, maintained and used them - the people for whom the railways were a way of life.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 112
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784421892
• Artikelnr.: 47401101

Autorenporträt

Paul Atterbury is the author of numerous books on railway topics including Branch Line Britain and Along Lost Lines and has appeared regularly as an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Stations and Structures
Railway Staff
Locomotive Views
Maintenance
Goods
High Days and Holidays
The End
Picture Credits