STEAMING THROUGH BRITAIN

(Hardback)

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This lavish new volume explores Britain's extensive railway heritage, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation. The book outlines the development of Britain's railways from the coming of steam through to the first age of the train, the 'big four', wartime service, the nationalisation of the network and the advent of diesels and electrification. It incorporates evocative photographs and artworks from the extensive archives of the National Railway Museum. Examples of steam preservation lines featured in the book include theNorth Yorkshire Moors Railway,North Norfolk Railway,Bluebell Railway,Nene Valley Railway,Severn Valley Railway andPaignton and Dartmouth Railway, which are presented in a useful appendix, with contact details and opening times for attractions.

Author Bio

Chris Ellis has been a steam and model railway enthusiast since his school days. He has nearly fifty years of experience as a writer and editor, having started out in the early 1960s as editor of Airfix Magazine. In 1980 he founded Model Trains, which he continues to edit today as Model Trains International. Chris Ellis has also written numerous railway and scenic modelling books along with articles on miltary, aviation and transport subjects. ANOVA