All Aboard! - Remembering Britain's Railways

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.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Holland, Holland Julian
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.04.2023
• EAN: 9780008467975
• ISBN: 978-0-00-846797-5
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic; TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, TRAVEL / Reference, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Transport industries, Trains & railways: general interest, Nostalgia: general, Trains and railways: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Railway transport industries, REFERENCE / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps, Industrialisation and industrial history