Take a step back into the world of steam railways, and discover the reality of life and work on Britain's railway system before the Beeching cuts and the introduction of diesel changed it forever. Tom Quinn has sought out a fascinating range of characters who recount their experiences of working on steam trains. From a shedmaster to a fireman, from an engine driver to a signalman, tales of accidents and mishaps, evenings round the fire in the worker's common room and the perils of left luggage in the days when almost anything might - and frequently did - turn up! Remarkable reminiscences about life on the old railways when Britain's railway system was the envy of the world.
- ISBN10 1446300668
- ISBN13 9781446300664
- Publish Date 28 October 2011 (first published 1 January 1900)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 12 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint David & Charles
- Edition UK ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English