Waterstones On The Slow Train
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Price: £9.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: A trip back in time'DAILY TELEGRAPHA love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia. __ Get ready to board the slow train to another era, to a time when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next. On the Slow Train will reconnect you with that long-missed need for escape, and reminds us to lift our heads from the daily grind and remember that there are still places in Britain where we can take the time to stop and stare. This book is a paean to another age: before milk churns, train porters and cats on seats were replaced by security announcements and Burger King wrappers. These 12 spectacular journeys will help free us from what Baudelaire denounced as 'the horrible burden of time.' 'Captivating' SUNDAY EXPRESS' Deep in our soul, the railways represent an idyll that we love'INDEPENDENT'A magical world, barely changed since the golden age of rail'DAILY MAIL' Superb' RAILYWAY MAGAZINE' Memory lane. An intriguing social snapshot' HERITAGE RAILWAY. Waterstones On The Slow Train - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9781848092082
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ISBN: 9781848092082
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Author: cairns
Rating: 5
Review: A very interesting and absorbing travelogue on some of Britain's most eccentric routes. I enjoy all of Michael William's books; particularly " Steaming to Victory", and once even met him in the NRM at York. This is very nostalgic for me as I travelled over the majority of the lines during the early 1970s, and even spent a nice weekend at Llandrindod Wells: I had almost forgotten some of the places that I travelled through, and this volume brought it all back. Certainly a book that gives one ideas for forthcoming adventures, and is also suitable for those, such as I, who did once travel over these routes, and those of us that will never be fortunate enough to see these great lines. Very nice to read about the volunteers who play a great part in getting passengers to use the lines, and obviously those staff who are passionate about providing a service; sometimes with trains that are not up to the job. I also enjoyed the reference to the late great Flanders and Swann; sharply observed sophisticated comedy at it's peak. Slow Train is easy to assimilate, and well worth reading. With regard to the tale of Gerry Fiennes: his forthright disagreements with the BRB with regard to their complacency over revenue saving made him a target; and going into print without the board's permission gave them the green light to get rid of him: such a pity. Justice in part was served when Barbara Castle dismissed Stanley Raymond as chairman.
Author: Bad Bear
Rating: 4
Review: Michael Williams takes us on twelve journeys on selected rail routes. These are not preserved railways run by enthusiasts, but parts of the ordinary railway network that were spared by Beeching when he swung his axe at the British rail map back in the 1960s. The twelve routes are all charming, exotic or unusual in some way. One or two of them, such as the Settle-Carlisle railway, are well known and have been written about many times before, but we also experience other, far more obscure, rail trips. Mr Williams is an engaging travel companion, though one or two of the chapters might seem slightly dull to readers who are not railway enthusiasts. However, I defy anybody not to get excited at the romance of the nightly sleeper from Euston to the Scottish Highlands - I'll be buying a ticket sometime soon. This book is well worth reading and will tempt you to holiday in the UK this year - see you at the Berney Arms! If you enjoy this book you night also like "Eleven Minutes Late" by Matthew Engel and "Britain From The Rails" by Benedict le Vay.
