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The Railways - Nation, Network and People (Paperback, Main)
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The Railways - Nation, Network and People (Paperback, Main)
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Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for
BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital
part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and
landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from
timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by
distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a
fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle
station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the
mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of
the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of
Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing
experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private
compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for
air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the
railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from
every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world.
Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural
references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of
technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of
shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime,
of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us
that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time
as well as space.
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