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Steam Trains Today
Andrew Martin
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Beschreibung
'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer
After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction.
But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers.
Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
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A delightful book ... This book is the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove
<p><b>Praise for Andrew Martin:</b><br><br>'
Informative and witty
Martin is entertaining company, alive to the history of his route ... leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel
You do not have to be a trainspotter to enjoy this book. It is social history, a kind of epitaph to a way of travel that seems to be lost, at least in Europe
Kundenbewertungen
traditional, steam trains, diesel engine, transport, national trust, trainspotting, footplate, english, heritage, marmalade, preservation, british, railway, beeching cuts, railway line, nostalgia