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British Railway Tickets (Shire Library)
Jan Dobrzynski
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Description for British Railway Tickets (Shire Library)
Paperback. "British Railway Tickets". Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 72 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WCS; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162. New.
In 1838 Thomas Edmondson, an employee of the fledgling Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, revolutionised the ticket issuing process in Britain and left an enduring legacy: the Edmondson ticket. Purchased as proof of the contract between passenger and railway company, the ticket was a receipt, travel pass and an ephemeral record of almost every train journey ever taken in the British Isles, reflecting the nostalgia of the railways and a period of history when the movement of millions of people brought together England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The railways printed millions of tickets for every conceivable journey and category of passenger. ... Read more
In 1838 Thomas Edmondson, an employee of the fledgling Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, revolutionised the ticket issuing process in Britain and left an enduring legacy: the Edmondson ticket. Purchased as proof of the contract between passenger and railway company, the ticket was a receipt, travel pass and an ephemeral record of almost every train journey ever taken in the British Isles, reflecting the nostalgia of the railways and a period of history when the movement of millions of people brought together England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The railways printed millions of tickets for every conceivable journey and category of passenger. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
72
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747808442
SKU
9780747808442
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Jan Dobrzynski
Jan Dobrzynski is a scientist and engineer formerly employed in the automotive industry. He is a photographer and keen collector of transport ephemera, and the author of a number of books.
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