Remembering Steam
The End of British Rail Steam in Photographs
$69.16
- Hardcover
168 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2018
Summary
Fifty years ago this year mainline steam in Britain ceased to exist, the last official date being 11 August 1968. The plan by Commemorating the anniversary of the end of steam railway traction in Britain 50 years ago. British Railways at the time was that after this there would be no more steam traction. A special dispensation was given for Britannia Class 4-6-2 number 70013 Oliver Cromwell to travel under its own steam into preservation on the 12th and 13th of that month, but we now know th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780750984270 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0750984279 |
| Author: | Paul Hurley, Phil Braithwaite |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 650g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 245mm |
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About The Author
Paul Hurley
Paul Hurley is a writer and member of the Society of Authors. He has written articles for magazines, an award-winning novel and twenty-four local history books. Phil Braithwaite has been a railway photographer since the late 1950s in both the UK and South Africa.
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