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The world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. Anthony Lambert has been held in its thrall since he was a boy. In this entertaining miscellany he expertly presents the very best stories on the railway tracks. From the days when the lines were built come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives would ignite sheep's fleeces. As stations sprung up over the UK, church services would be held in the waiting room, while one station's Ladies' contained a small library. Hear how a snowbound train in the Highlands led to an unexpected engagement and the Orient Express abounded with sexual shenanigans. Here are superstitions, dastardly deeds, mishaps and faux pas and tales of how ticket inspectors used to have to hold on to the outside of carriages while clipping tickets. Fron the loneliness of the signal box controller, to the unlucky engineer eaten by a lion in a carriage in Nairobi, Lambert casts his net across railways worldwide to gather the most entertaining material. Even if your experience of rail travel today is a cheerless commute on the 18.01, you will find stories here to captivate you and remind you that once our railways really were

About the Author :
Anthony Lambert's passion for trains began when he was a boy. He now writes and edits for many leading organizations, including the National Trust, Chiltern Railways, Virgin Trains and Metronet. He has won awards for his travel features and regularly lectures on railways of the world, including at the Royal Geographical Society. He was consultant to the partwork, The World of Trains, and contributed to Time Out's Great Train Journeys of the World. He lives with his family in west London.

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A book you can't do without... full of fascinating gems.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780091937713
  • Publisher: Ebury Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Ebury Press
  • Height: 223 mm
  • No of Pages: 256
  • Weight: 385 gr
  • ISBN-10: 009193771X
  • Publisher Date: 14 Oct 2010
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 23 mm
  • Width: 142 mm


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