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The Times All Aboard!
- Remembering Britain’s Railways
Engelsk Hardback
The Times All Aboard!
- Remembering Britain’s Railways
Engelsk Hardback

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The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast.The history of Britain’s railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia – the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.Stories range from Bulleid’s ''Chinese Laundries'', trainspotting trips in Wales and Scotland and Liverpool’s ‘Dockers’ Umbrella'' to railway artists and clergy, a railway-owned airline and railways that were never built.Find out about• The Royal Scot’s 11,000-mile journey in the USA and Canada• A narrow gauge island railway in the middle of the Bristol Channel• How the London & South Western Railway saved the British Empire• Mallard’s unbeaten world speed record of 1938• How to fly by Great Western Railway from Cardiff to Plymouth• The 75-mile network of narrow gauge railways on the Isle of Skye• How another 4,500 miles of railway escaped closure by Dr BeechingAll Aboard is a delightful miscellany for every railway enthusiast, filled with fascinating and obscure stories, facts and figures.
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9780008467951
Indbinding:
Hardback
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ISBN-10:
0008467951
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Udg. Dato:
16 sep 2021
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
284mm
Højde:
225mm
Forlag:
HarperCollins Publishers
Oplagsdato:
16 sep 2021
Forfatter(e):
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