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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.
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.
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.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe |
| Produktart: | Nachschlagewerke |
| Rubrik: | Sachliteratur |
| Medium: | Buch |
| Inhalt: | Gebunden |
| ISBN-13: | 9780008467951 |
| ISBN-10: | 0008467951 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Gebunden |
| Autor: |
Holland, Julian
Times Books |
| Hersteller: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 278 x 224 x 25 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Julian Holland (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 16.09.2021 |
| Gewicht: | 1,255 kg |
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