The Times: The Joy of Railways: Remembering the golden age of trainspotting

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A beautiful treasury of railway memorabilia
Journey back to the 1950s and 60s with this nostalgic look at Britains railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting notebooks and railway ephemera.
Packed with hundreds of photographs, trainspotting
notebooks and ephemera. This is a vivid recollection of
the whole atmosphere of the railways as the age of steam
ended and diesels were introduced.

Take a journey through each of the major regions, guided by bestselling author and railway expert, Julian Holland

Revel in the imagery of the mighty steam engines as they ran their final schedules

Savour some of the magic that trainspotters experienced during that glorious era

Author Bio

From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britains Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014).