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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest
This new book is a personal reminiscence by retired railwayman John
C Morgan, who has put together the very best of his own collection
of stunning colour photographs to portray the life and times of the
Southern Railway. At a time when the railway scene was changing
forever, John was out and about around the network capturing all
those changes on film - whether it is steam, diesel or electric,
the result is a veritable feast of colour railway nostalgia
Lancashire could be described as a county of marked contrasts: from
the back-to-back terraced houses which typify some of its towns to
the beautiful scenery of the southern Lake District. The county
which saw the birth of Britain's first passenger-carrying railway
between Liverpool and Manchester in September 1830 also saw the
death throes of steam locomotive working from the last three
standard gauge depots on British Railways in 1968. Using the best
available colour images, this album looks back at the last decade
of steam operation in Lancashire, a time which holds a special
place in the affections of steam enthusiasts throughout the
country.
Our very successful pocket book giving details of London walks to
see the sites of disused railway structures is now available in a
new edition with maps. Updated to the first half of 2021, the book
provides ideas for walks now we are all getting out more. Maps of
each route have now been added to accompany the descriptions and
photos.
"Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts
. . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic
chapter, he conjures forth the avalanche.""--The New York Times" In
February 1910, a monstrous, record-breaking blizzard hit the
Northwest. Nowhere was the danger more terrifying than near a tiny
town called Wellington, perched high in the Cascade Mountains,
where a desperate situation evolved: two trainloads of cold, hungry
passengers and their crews found themselves marooned. For days, an
army of the Great Northern Railroad's most dedicated men worked to
rescue the trains, but just when escape seemed possible, the
unthinkable occurred--a colossal avalanche tumbled down, sweeping
the trains over the steep slope and down the mountainside. Centered
on the astonishing spectacle of our nation's deadliest avalanche,
"The White Cascade "is the masterfully told story of a
never-before-documented tragedy.
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