Description: Product InformationThe world of the railways weaves a spell over many people. Anthony Lambert has been held in its thrall since he was a boy. In this entertaining miscellany he expertly presents the very best stories on the railway tracks. From the days when the lines were built come tales of financial skulduggery and worries that sparks from locomotives would ignite sheep's fleeces. As stations sprung up over the UK, church services would be held in the waiting room, while one station's Ladies' contained a small library. Hear how a snowbound train in the Highlands led to an unexpected engagement and the Orient Express abounded with sexual shenanigans. Here are superstitions, dastardly deeds, mishaps and faux pas and tales of how ticket inspectors used to have to hold on to the outside of carriages while clipping tickets. Fron the loneliness of the signal box controller, to the unlucky engineer eaten by a lion in a carriage in Nairobi, Lambert casts his net across railways worldwide to gather the most entertaining material. Even if your experience of rail travel today is a cheerless commute on the 18.01, you will find stories here to captivate you and remind you that once our railways really wereProduct IdentifiersPublisherEbury PublishingISBN-139780091937713eBay Product ID (ePID)93416210Product Key FeaturesBook TitleLambert's Railway MiscellanyAuthorAnthony LambertFormatHardcoverLanguageEnglishTopicRailwayPublication Year2010Number of Pages256 PagesDimensionsItem Height223mmItem Width142mmItem Weight385gAdditional Product FeaturesTitle_AuthorAnthony LambertCountry/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdo
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Year Printed: 2010
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isbn: 9780091937713
Non-Fiction Subject: Sports
Author: Lambert, Anthony
Publisher: Ebury Press
