All Aboard!: Remembering Britain's Railways

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title All Aboard!: Remembering Britain's Railways
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Julian Holland
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 148
Category/GenreIndustrialisation and industrial history
Trains and railways
Nostalgia - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780008467975
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint Collins
NZ Release Date 1 August 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard. 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.

Author Biography

From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).

Reviews

"If the author is Julian Holland, and the subject is railways, you know you're going to be in for a treat" Cotswold Life