A Life on the Lines
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78442-460-2 (ISBN)
The second edition contains many new unseen photos which capture the railways in wartime, providing a valuable social record of the nation at war. In addition there is a sequence of rare photographs of French engines, railways and railwaymen, offering a superb contrast to the British rail network (it quickly becomes evident that the British rail system ran on tea, whereas the French system ran on wine). Great characters are the unifying theme of the pictures, and they include famous figures associated with the railways, such as the poet John Betjeman.
This wonderfully illustrated book sets Richard's personal photographs and text alongside a carefully collated selection of ephemera, artworks and photographs drawn from the National Railway Museum in York. Collectively these images and artefacts tell the stories of the great brotherhood of railwaymen, brilliantly evoking the speed, heat and dust of the footplate.
Richard Harry Norman Hardy worked on Britain's railways for over 40 years, serving his apprenticeship at Doncaster Locomotive Works and Running Shed between 1941-44, before becoming a shed master, locomotive engineer, divisional manager at King's Cross and Liverpool stations and an Engineering and Research development adviser. He retired in 1982 with more than 60,000 miles of footplate experience on all classes of LNER, GC and GN engines. Richard is the author of four books and numerous articles, including Beeching: Champion of the Railway?, and Bert Hooker: Legendary Railwayman.
Introduction
1. Early Days 1924-40
2. Wartime 1939-1945 Doncaster Works and Running Sheds
3. Wartime 1939-45 Footplate Staff
4. East Anglia and Woodford Halse 1946-1952
5. Stewarts Lane Depot and the Stratford District 1952-1962
6. SNCF Experience on Nord and Est Regions 1958-1971
7. Traffic and Divisional Management 1963-1973
8. The Years Before and After Retirement 1973 Onwards
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.12.2019 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Black and white photography throughout |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 190 x 225 mm |
| Gewicht | 740 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Technik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78442-460-9 / 1784424609 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78442-460-2 / 9781784424602 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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