Great British Railway Journeys

Informationen zum Autor Charlie Bunce has spent his working life in broadcasting producing many award-winning programmes. He is now Editor of Factual Programmes at talkbackTHAMES, where he produced Grand Designs and Great British Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo was an MP for nearly 20 years and held three ministerial positions in the cabinet. He now has a regular weekly television show about politics, and has made documentaries on a range of subjects, including Great British Railway Journeys. Klappentext A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history! landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys. Inspired by George Bradshaw! a 19th century cartographer who mapped Britain's railways as they sprung up around him! the authors here embark on a journey to surround themselves with the history! the charm and the people at the heart of the railways. Zusammenfassung The Sunday Times Bestseller A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history! landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.

Product details

• Authors: Charlie Bunce, Charlie/ Portillo Bunce, Bunce Charlie
• Assisted by: Michael Portillo (Foreword)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2011
• EAN: 9780007394760
• ISBN: 978-0-00-739476-0
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 257 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Social & cultural history, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, Travel writing, Local interest, family history & nostalgia, Local & family history, nostalgia, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, History of engineering & technology, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history, Railway Technology, Engineering & Trades, Travel guides: Rail travel, railway;Britain;train;history;journey;country