From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, no mode of travel has captured the hearts of the British people like the railways. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains, have moved goods, taken commuters to work or families on holidays a constant presence in an always changing way of life.
A Century of Railway Travel tells the story of one hundred years of Britain's railway heritage using striking full-page imagery with commentary from author Paul Atterbury who explains the controversial history and unique appeal of the railways. His expert eye steers the reader through the last hundred years, from the heyday of steam to the tragedy that was Beeching and rail's recent revival. The book stops to consider the great steam engines, the drivers, luggage, passengers, postcards, tickets, station scenes and carriage interiors we all like to remember.
From the Edwardian golden age of steam to the present, no mode of travel has captured the hearts of the British people like the railways. In wartime and peace, along major routes and minor, steam, diesel and electric trains, have moved goods, taken commuters to work or families on holidays a constant presence in an always changing way of life.
A Century of Railway Travel tells the story of one hundred years of Britains railway heritage using striking full-page imagery with commentary from author Paul Atterbury who explains the controversial history and unique appeal of the railways. His expert eye steers the reader through the last hundred years, from the heyday of steam to the tragedy that was Beeching and rail's recent revival. The book stops to consider the great steam engines, the drivers, luggage, passengers, postcards, tickets, station scenes and carriage interiors we all like to remember.
Introduction
Festiniog Railway c. 1910
A Couple at the Window c. 1912
Fashionable Folkestone c. 1912
Platform Scene 1912
Railway Women 1917
Bude Station 1923
Blackpool North 1925
Clearing Snow c. 1925
Crossing the Forth Bridge c. 1925
Holiday Crowds, Liverpool Street 1925
Platform No.1, Paddington Station 1927
Lady Traveller 1929
Inside the Carriage c. 1932
Promoting Holidays by Train c. 1932
Aberdeen, the Silver City by the Sea 1935
An Excursion to the Biscuit Factory c. 1936
New Station at Barking 1961
Ticket Office, Southend Victoria Station 1961
Going to Work, 09.15 c. 1963
The Golden Arrow, London Victoria Station 1963
Langston Station, Hayling Island Branch c. 1963
London Midland Electrification 1963
Classic Diesel Scene, Approaching Bristol Temple Meads 1964
Filey Holiday Camp Station 1973
Trainspotting, Doncaster c. 1975
Going to Work, Kirkby Station 1978
HST (High Speed Train), Selby 1980
Georgemas Junction 1987
Class 90 Electric Locomotive with InterCity train c. 1990
London Waterloo Station, Derby Day 2010
Station Scene, Norwich 2011
Eurostars at London St Pancras 2011
Acknowledgements
Index
Paul Atterbury is the author of numerous books on railway topics including Branch Line Britain and Along Lost Lines and has appeared regularly as an expert on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow.
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