A Century of Railway Travel
Shire Publications (Verlag)
978-0-7478-1373-6 (ISBN)
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From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, the railway has captured the hearts and imaginations of the British people like no other mode of travel. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains have carried commuters to work, families to holiday destinations and provided the means to myriad other adventures – the train a constant presence in an ever-changing way of life. A Century of Railway Travel presents one hundred years of the British passenger's story, using striking full-page imagery with commentary from bestselling author Paul Atterbury. From the open platforms of provincial stations before the First World War to the modern throngs at Waterloo on Derby Day, and from compartments that separated rich from poor and male from female, to the rise to dominance of modern standard class, this book depicts the rich tapestry of progress and heritage that has been the last century of British train travel. The coloured card ticket in your hand, the rough feel of the upholstered seats, and the call of the whistle, the scenery begins to move across the carriage windows of one of Britain's great steam-trains: with full-page illustrations and text alive with insight and nostalgia, this is a passenger's history of train travel in the last century.
Paul Atterbury is the author of numerous books on railway topics including Branch Line Britain and Along Lost Lines and has appeared regularly as an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
Introduction
Festiniog Railway c. 1910
A Couple at the Window c. 1912
Fashionable Folkestone c. 1912
Platform Scene 1912
Railway Women 1917
Bude Station 1923
Blackpool North 1925
Clearing Snow c. 1925
Crossing the Forth Bridge c. 1925
Holiday Crowds, Liverpool Street 1925
Platform No.1, Paddington Station 1927
Lady Traveller 1929
Inside the Carriage c. 1932
Promoting Holidays by Train c. 1932
Aberdeen, the Silver City by the Sea 1935
An Excursion to the Biscuit Factory c. 1936
New Station at Barking 1961
Ticket Office, Southend Victoria Station 1961
Going to Work, 09.15 c. 1963
The Golden Arrow, London Victoria Station 1963
Langston Station, Hayling Island Branch c. 1963
London Midland Electrification 1963
Classic Diesel Scene, Approaching Bristol Temple Meads 1964
Filey Holiday Camp Station 1973
Trainspotting, Doncaster c. 1975
Going to Work, Kirkby Station 1978
HST (High Speed Train), Selby 1980
Georgemas Junction 1987
Class 90 Electric Locomotive with InterCity train c. 1990
London Waterloo Station, Derby Day 2010
Station Scene, Norwich 2011
Eurostars at London St Pancras 2011
Acknowledgements
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 10.4.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Century Of |
| Zusatzinfo | 40 b/w; 20 col |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 140 x 140 mm |
| Gewicht | 244 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
| Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7478-1373-6 / 0747813736 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7478-1373-6 / 9780747813736 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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