The Great Days of the Country Railways

The Great Days of the Country Railways

David St.John Thomas
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Author:  David St.John Thomas
Condition:  Used, Like New
Format:  Paperback
Pages:  208
Publisher:  David & Charles
Year:  2002
ISBN:  9780715313794

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this book has experienced some very minor shelfwear; in addition, it has an ownership inscription; otherwise in excellent condition

This celebration of the country lines in their heyday captures the total experience of railway life - the sights, the sounds, the smells and the very essence of the steam age. Ten authoritative chapters cover particular aspects of country railways, from the stations to the engines, passengers to freight, and are interspersed with a wealth of anecdotes and quotations, cameo studies and illustrations. There are features from around the British Isles and many different periods in history, but with an emphasis on the immediate post-war years that many readers will remember, and which the authors conclude were the railways' greatest days.

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