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A Privileged Journey: From Enthusiast to Professional Railwayman
David Maidment
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Description for A Privileged Journey: From Enthusiast to Professional Railwayman
hardcover. A personal account of the author's enthusiasm for trains and the journeys he made during his early career with British Railways. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 illustrations. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 255 x 21. Weight in Grams: 948.
'A Privileged Journey, Volume 1 1940-1962' is a personal and individual account of the author' youthful enthusiasm for trains and the travels he undertook in Great Britain and on the European continent as a student and management trainee of British Railways. It is illustrated by over 140 black and white photos, mostly taken by the author himself as a boy and student. The chapters cover the emergence of the young boy's interest in steam locomotives in particular, through his 'trainspotting' days to his numerous journeys in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with many accounts of locomotive performance supported ... Read more
'A Privileged Journey, Volume 1 1940-1962' is a personal and individual account of the author' youthful enthusiasm for trains and the travels he undertook in Great Britain and on the European continent as a student and management trainee of British Railways. It is illustrated by over 140 black and white photos, mostly taken by the author himself as a boy and student. The chapters cover the emergence of the young boy's interest in steam locomotives in particular, through his 'trainspotting' days to his numerous journeys in the late 1950s and early 1960s, with many accounts of locomotive performance supported ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783831081
SKU
9781783831081
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Ref
99-3
About David Maidment
David Maidment was a senior manager with British Railways, with widespread experience of railway operating on the Western and London Midland Regions culminating in the role of Head of Safety Policy for the BRB after the Clapham Junction train accident. He retired in 1996, was a Principal Railway Safety Consultant with International Risk Management Services from 1996 to 2001 and ... Read more
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