Voices from the Railways: How the Railways Changed Our Lives - Hardcover

Julian Holland; Foreword By Peter Snow; AA Publishing

9780749574086: Voices from the Railways: How the Railways Changed Our Lives

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749574089 ISBN 13: 9780749574086

Publisher: AA Publishing, 2013

Containing over 70 first-hand accounts, 'Voices from the Railways' gives fresh insight into the social changes brought about by our railways. The anecdotes gathered within this book include William Wordsworth's complaint about a proposed line through the Lake District, an engine driver's reward for transporting Queen Victoria, a signalman's brush with Winston Churchill, a anonymous poem about a romantic branch line journey, and the personal reminiscences of a woman train driver. All of these voices, some famous, others previously unheard, give a mouthpiece to this unique period in history for the very first time.

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Review:

'You can all but hear engines powering along the tracks' --Mail on Sunday on 'Steaming Across Britain'

'Meticulously researched. Superbly presented' --Heritage Railway magazine on 'The Lost Lines of Britain'

About the Author:

Julian Holland is one of the foremost railway authors working in Britain today. His books are consistently among the top 20 railway titles and include Mapping the Railways (The Times/ HaperCollins), The Lost Joy of Railways (D&C) and Steaming Across Britain and The Lost Lines of Britain (both AA Publishing). Other recent books include three additions to D&C's popular Amazing and Extraordinary Fact series.

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