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The Railway Preservation Revolution: A History of Britain´s Heritage Railways
Jonathan Brown
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Description for The Railway Preservation Revolution: A History of Britain´s Heritage Railways
Hardback. In-depth information about early preservation projects. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 colour & black and white illustrations and location maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172. .
A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960s-70s diesels. Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many ... Read more
A ride on a steam train is a popular family outing. More than 100 heritage railways cater for that demand, capturing the spirit of nostalgia while preserving the engines and equipment of past days of rail travel. Their interests even extend to the modern era of 1960s-70s diesels. Those heritage railways themselves have a long pedigree, back to 1951, when a group of enthusiasts saved the Talyllyn Railway in mid-Wales from closure. They ran this railway as volunteers, out of their love of the little trains and a desire to keep it going. Their example was followed by many ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
301
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473891173
SKU
V9781473891173
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
About Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown is a rural and business historian, and is now Hon Fellow at the Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, where he has worked in various capacities for a number of years. He has written extensively, producing Tracing Your Rural Ancestors for Pen & Sword in 2011. He has also written Steam on the Farm (2008) and ... Read more
Reviews for The Railway Preservation Revolution: A History of Britain´s Heritage Railways
This superb book reinforces the notion that the people of this country, together with our tourist friends from all over the world, can see the benefits of reviving and maintaining the various heritage railways that now run in our little country. There is an appetite for nostalgia that was never satisfied so well as with a journey on a steam ... Read more