The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities: 150 Steam Railway Events and Stories
Body, Geoff Geoff Body, Ian Body,
Language: English
Published by The History Press -, 2016
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- Title
- The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities: 150 Steam Railway Events and Stories
- Author
- Body, Geoff Geoff Body, Ian Body,
- Publisher
- The History Press -
- Publication year
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0750965932
- ISBN 13
- 9780750965934
The formative years of Britain’s railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve. While the dawning of regulation and common sense brought about more uniform and responsible practices, factors like the weather and the innate complexity of railway operation continued to produce a stream of nonstandard incidents and outcomes, from wild storms to unusual equipment. This book, by ex-railwaymen Geoff and Ian Body, captures over 150 entertaining snippets, stories, and strange and unusual facts from an ample supply of railway curiosities.
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About the Author
GEOFF BODY made his start with LNER in 1945, at the age of 16, and left thirty-one years later, having risen to senior officer positions within the railways, Freightliners and Pickfords Tank Haulage. He wrote widely about railways and canals throughout his retirement, including a number of articles and books, counting Railway Oddities and Signal Box Coming up, Sir! among them.
IAN BODY joined British Rail, WR, in 1972 aged 22 and worked there for twenty-seven years in operating and commercial roles. He continued his railway association through crowd management activity and went on to collaborate with his father, Geoff Body, in railway writing.
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