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Bradley's Railway Guide: A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025

Bradley's Railway Guide: A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025


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'A lifetime of railway love distilled into a most beautiful volume' Lucy Worsley A deliciously serendipitous, lavishly illustrated ride through two centuries of locomotion - The Sunday Times, Book of the Week 'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' Michael Palin 'Our railway history could not have been told more palatably or more nourishingly' David Kynaston In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with the opening of the world's first public steam railway. What the S&DR had pioneered soon picked up speed, transforming lives and landscapes, connecting far-flung corners of the nation and creating its own distinctive environments and working worlds. This ambitious and lavishly illustrated volume brings the story of Britain's railways to life, spanning two centuries of achievement and change. Full of colour and incident, it is an exhilarating journey through time and space, revisiting favourite themes and introducing unfamiliar stories and places. With original and engaging entries on everything from dining saloons to collecting dogs, wartime salvage efforts and the iconic Rail Alphabet, Simon Bradley gives George Bradshaw's famous 19th century guide a run for its money in this fresh and distinctive chronicle of the making of Britain's railways.

About the Author :
Simon Bradley is joint editor of the celebrated Pevsner Architectural Guides, to which he has contributed a number of notable revised volumes. He started trainspotting aged eleven, and his interest in railways has broadened and endured. He is also the bestselling author of The Railways: Nation, Network and People and St Pancras Station.

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'Authoritative and beautifully laid out, this is the most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' - Michael Palin 'Completely masterful. A lifetime of railway love distilled into a most beautiful volume. This is the book that Bradley was born to write' - Lucy Worsley 'An intriguing and innovative approach to railway history, bringing to life many forgotten aspects of how the railways changed the world. From rails to racism, stamps to stations, even the most erudite rail enthusiast will find something new in this comprehensive history' - Christian Wolmar 'Praise for The Railways: 'Magisterial ... both authoritative and absorbing. A first class journey' - Michael Palin 'Bradley's loving tribute to the golden age of the railway is a magnificent achievement ... A gorgeous Christmas pudding of a book ... So colourful, so rich and engaging, that even if you don't like railways you should love it' - Dominic Sandbrook


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781781259825
  • Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Profile Books Ltd
  • Height: 183 mm
  • No of Pages: 432
  • Sub Title: A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025
  • Width: 249 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1781259828
  • Publisher Date: 10 Oct 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 33 mm
  • Weight: 1380 gr


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