Yesterdays Railways; Author: Herring, Peter; Hardback; Book

Author: Herring, Peter
Hardback; Book; 300 B&w Halftones, Glossary, Index
288 pages
Published: October 2002
David & Charles
ISBN: 0715313878

Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on a trip away from home. Trains were not only usedto transport people; they were also an essential means for daily survival, delivering the coal that heated their homes and food that sat on the dinner table. It was a time when a train journey remained an adventure, and the steam locomotive that made such a journey possible provided a source of both awe and fascination.These times are recalled in Yesterday's Railways, a fascinating book that chronicles England's complete railway history from the ground-breaking years of the 1900's to August 1968 when the engine fires were put out for the last time. Readers will learn not only about the variMany still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on holiday. It was a time when a train journey remained an adventure and the fires were put out for the last time.This work recalls an era when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives were a source of awe and fascination. It includes a comprehensive history of Britain's railways from the groundbreaking years of the 1900s to the end of steam in the 1960s.