Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the
dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe.
Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore -
yet it is considered uncool to care about them. For Matthew Engel
the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It
represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia,
corruption, humour, capacity for suffering and even sexual
repression. To uncover its mysteries, Engel has travelled the
system from Penzance to Thurso, exploring its history and talking
to people from politicians to platform staff. Along the way Engel
('half-John Betjeman, half-Victor Meldrew') finds the most
charmingly bizarre train in Britain, the most beautiful branch
line, the rudest railwayman, and - after a quest lasting decades -
an Individual Pot of Strawberry Jam. Eleven Minutes Late is both a
polemic and a paean, and it is also very funny.
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