Amazing and Extraordinary Railway Facts

Julian Holland

Publisher: DAVID & CHARLES

Publication Date: 01/10/2007

Format: Hardback

Not a lot of people know this . . .

Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such as Harry Potter. In addition to the fascinating lists of longest tunnels, widest bridges and most powerful locomotives, ponder the dismal failure of Brunel's atmospheric railway in South Devon, before reading the rags-to riches tale of Frank Hornby.
From the sublime to the ridiculous and the euphoric to the poignant, no railway stone is left unturned in this fascinating collection of diverse British railway facts and stories.

Contents include:
• Famous locomotive engineers • Island railways • Railway poetry • The story of Welsh narrow gauge railways • Royal trains • The joy of trainspotting • The last main line • Warships and Westerns • Battle of the gauges • Famous locomotive designers

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