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The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities: 150 Steam Railway Events and Stories
Geoff Body
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Description for The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities: 150 Steam Railway Events and Stories
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve. While the dawning of regulation and common sense brought about more uniform and responsible practices, factors like the weather and the innate complexity of railway operation continued to produce a stream of nonstandard incidents and outcomes, from wild storms to unusual ... Read more
The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve. While the dawning of regulation and common sense brought about more uniform and responsible practices, factors like the weather and the innate complexity of railway operation continued to produce a stream of nonstandard incidents and outcomes, from wild storms to unusual ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750965934
SKU
V9780750965934
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99-50
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