Bibliograph

Steaming through Britain, a history of the nation's railways, Chris Ellis & Greg Morse

Type

Label

Steaming through Britain, a history of the nation's railways, Chris Ellis & Greg Morse

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes select bibliography and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Steaming through Britain

Responsibility statement

Chris Ellis & Greg Morse

Series statement

National Railway Museum collection

Sub title

a history of the nation's railways

Summary

TRAINS & RAILWAYS: GENERAL INTEREST. This lavish new volume explores Britain's most celebrated standard and narrow-gauge railways, offering a comprehensive history of their construction, use and subsequent preservation. It also examines the nation's extensive railway heritage, outlining the development of Britain's railways from the coming of steam through to the first age of the train, the 'big four', wartime service, the nationalisation of the network and the advent of diesels and electrification. This incorporates evocative photographs and artworks along with stunning imagery of famous locomotives, including Stephenson's Rocket of 1829, Sir Nigel Gresley's 'Mallard' and 'Flying Scotsman', the 'Evening Star' (the last steam engine built by British Railways in 1960) and the 'Duchess of Hamilton' Coronation class loco

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