Yesterday's Railways Recollections of an Age of Steam de Herring, Peter - 2002

UK: David & Charles, 2002. Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on a trip away from home. Trains were not only used to transport people; they were also an essential means for daily survival, delivering the coal that heated their homes and food that sat on the dinner table. It was a time when a train journey remained an adventure, and the steam locomotive that made such a journey possible provided a source of both awe and fascination. These times are recalled in Yesterday's Railways, a fascinating book that chronicles England's complete railway history from the ground-breaking years of the 1900's to August 1968 when the engine fires were put out for the last time. Faults? repaired small tear atop dj spine, book is 1.6kgs & 288 crisp soot-free pp (not sure if that's a plus for rail fans?). Hardcover. Excellent/Very Good. 29cm.