On the Right Lines - Softcover

Stewart, Bert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0906025346 ISBN 13: 9780906025345

Publisher: Peter Watts, 1982

Synopsis

Bert Stewart, like many lads, dreamed of being an engine driver, but in his case he actually became one. He tells of his addiction for the footplate life from schoolboy days in the twenties through to the advent of todays diesels and electrics. His love for steam is apparrent as he tells of his experiences through the grades at first Lostock Hall shed, Preston, then Crewe South depot. It was at Crewe that he became a top link driver with route knowledge stretching from Euston in the south to Perth in the north, quite an achievement. In his later days at Crewe, Bert became involved with the A4 Locomotive Preservation Society,owners of 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley, and he relates several runs over Ais Gill and shap with 4498 in his care. "On the Right Lines" capture the essence of anera now past - an era of colourful characters, hard work, coal, steam and dirt, and achievement. Bert Stewart's story will bring it all back for you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Watts
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0906025346
• ISBN 13: 9780906025345
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128