An A Z Railways: A Nostalgic Celebration Of British Railway Heritage

Description

"An A - Z of Railways" is a delightful celebration of a golden age. Arranged alphabetically, it deals with the minutiae of railway life as well as the great stations and trains. It is copiously illustrated with photos and ephemera and entertainingly captioned by bestselling author and antiques expert Paul Atterbury. It immerses you in all things railways, from Ambulance trains and station Art to Zzzzz - sleeping on the train. Packed with archive photographs of trains and life on the old railways "An A - Z of Railways" is an evocative compilation of all things railway captioned in Paul Atterbury's celebrated style.

Author description

Paul Atterbury is a long-time expert on BBC TV's Antiques Roadshow, and has written on railways, Victorian culture and arts, as well as many other topics. He is also the author of Along Country Lines, Branch Line Britain and Along Lost Lines. Paul lives in a converted railway carriage in Dorset.

Table of contents

A: Architecture; A: Ambulance Trains; A: Art (Station); B: The Beeching Report; B: Boat Trains (1); B: Bombs; C: Car Trains; C: Camping Coaches; C: Closures; C: Crashes; D: Day Trips; D: Dining; D: Docks and Harbours; E: Evacuees; E: Engine Sheds; F: Floods and Snowstorms...; U: Underground/Overground; U: Undertakers - Funeral Trains; V: Viaducts; W: Waiting Rooms; W: Walks (making tracks); W: Works; X: eXcursions; Y: Yesterday's Journeys; Z: Zzzz - Sleeping on the train.