Celebrate the heyday of passenger rail travel around Britain with this beautiful Times railway book. Take a journey back to the boom time for Britain's railways, through a unique collection of fascinating stories, photographs, posters and railway ephemera.
Leading railway author Julian Holland tells the story of an evocative period in Britain's railway history - gone forever but never forgotten.
Explore a century of rail travel in Britain, covering three important periods:
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Late 19th century to 1922. The zenith of Britain's railways, with 120 companies operating
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1923 to 1947. Railway companies are grouped into the 'Big Four'
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1948 to 1994. Nationalization heralds the era of British Railways
The Golden Years of Rail Travel is the perfect gift for all rail enthusiasts.
From a very young age, Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is the writer and photographer on many bestselling railway books, including the award-winning The Times Mapping the Railways (HarperCollins, 2011), History of Britain's Railways (HarperCollins, 2015), Britain's Hidden Railways (HarperCollins, 2018), and was a major contributor to The Train Book (DK, 2014).
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.
Title: The Times Golden Years of Rail Travel
Author: Holland, Julian
ISBN: 9780008323752
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 2019-10-03
Number of Pages: 272
Weight: 1.3404 kg