Along Different Lines: 70 Real Life Railway Stories - Softcover

Body, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752489151 ISBN 13: 9780752489155

Verlag: The History Press, 2013

Inhaltsangabe

Running a railway is a complex business. However well-run it is there will always be surprises, often hilarious, frequently unexpected, sometimes serious. Here railway professionals recall notable incidents from across their careers on the railways, lovingly compiled by expert railwaymen and authors Geoff Body and Bill Parker. The incidents covered in this illustrated book include such bizarre "everyday" events as coping with hurricanes, rogue locomotives, and runaway wagons; PR successes and otherwise; the Brighton Belle, Flying Scotsman, and Mallard; training course capers; a wino invasion; trackside antics; the Eurostar backdrop; the birth of a prison; and royal and other special occasions. This is an enjoyable look back at life on the railways.

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Geoff Body worked in the railway industry from 1945 to 1976 and has been writing on railways and canals ever since. He has written a great number of books and articles over the years, including Railway Oddities and Signal Box Coming up, Sir! Bill Parker's 39-year railway career began at Doncaster in 1945 and progressed through to divisional manager at Kings Cross.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The History Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0752489151
• ISBN 13: 9780752489155
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 144
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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