The Pleasures of Railways: A Journey by Train Through the Delectable Country of Enthusiasm for Railways - Hardcover
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In this informative yet highly entertaining book, Brian Hollingsworth takes us with him on an imaginary journey through every aspect of trains and train-spotting. With an infectious enthusiasm he guides us through the intricacies of timetable systems, the joys of footplate riding and exotic trips up the Himalayas, right up to the latest information on the trains of the future. The railway buff will find every page crammed with new and fascinating information drawn from the author's twenty-eight years spent working on the railways and a lifetime spent enjoying them. The general reader cannot fail to be carried along by the irrepressible joy with which his travelling companion writes. Anecdotal yet informative, witty and well-researched, "The Pleasures of Railways" can be read and enjoyed by enthusiast and idle reader alike.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0713915129
- ISBN 13 9780713915129
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages160
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Allen Lane Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1983
ISBN 10: 0713915129
ISBN 13: 9780713915129
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