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Informationen zum Autor Paul Atterbury Klappentext From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, no mode of travel has captured the hearts of the British people like the railways. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains, have moved goods, taken commuters to work or families on holidays - a constant presence in an always changing way of life. A Century of Railway Travel tells the story of one hundred years of Britain's railway heritage using striking full-page imagery with commentary from author Paul Atterbury who explains the controversial history and unique appeal of the railways. His expert eye steers the reader through the last hundred years, from the heyday of steam to the tragedy that was Beeching and rail's recent revival. The book stops to consider the great steam engines, the drivers, luggage, passengers, postcards, tickets, station scenes and carriage interiors we all like to remember. Zusammenfassung From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, the railway has captured the hearts and imaginations of the British people like no other mode of travel. This title presents one hundred years of the British passenger's story, using full-page imagery with commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionFestiniog Railway c. 1910A Couple at the Window c. 1912Fashionable Folkestone c. 1912Platform Scene 1912Railway Women 1917Bude Station 1923Blackpool North 1925Clearing Snow c. 1925Crossing the Forth Bridge c. 1925Holiday Crowds, Liverpool Street 1925Platform No.1, Paddington Station 1927Lady Traveller 1929Inside the Carriage c. 1932Promoting Holidays by Train c. 1932Aberdeen, the Silver City by the Sea 1935An Excursion to the Biscuit Factory c. 1936New Station at Barking 1961Ticket Office, Southend Victoria Station 1961Going to Work, 09.15 c. 1963The Golden Arrow, London Victoria Station 1963Langston Station, Hayling Island Branch c. 1963London Midland Electrification 1963Classic Diesel Scene, Approaching Bristol Temple Meads 1964Filey Holiday Camp Station 1973Trainspotting, Doncaster c. 1975Going to Work, Kirkby Station 1978HST (High Speed Train), Selby 1980Georgemas Junction 1987Class 90 Electric Locomotive with InterCity train c. 1990London Waterloo Station, Derby Day 2010Station Scene, Norwich 2011Eurostars at London St Pancras 2011AcknowledgementsIndex...
