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Rails Around Watford
£13.50
by Robert Freeman
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Description
Continuing from “Rails Around Aylesbury Vale,” this companion volume explores the West Coast Main Line from Tring Summit to Wembley Central and five branch lines. Spanning from the 1940s to the mid-1960s, the book captures steam-hauled expresses, early diesels, and the first AC electrics.
Authored by a lifelong railway enthusiast, “Rails Around Watford” features a personal collection of photographs from the Transport Treasury archive. This nostalgic journey into a bygone era is a must-have for railway historians and enthusiasts alike, highlighting the charm and character of British railways’ golden age.
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| Weight | 540 g |
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| pages | 80 |
| illustrations | 77 |
| cover | Hardback |
| ISBN | 9781913893538 |
| dimensions | 24.5x19cm |
| format | Landscape |
howard.cook –
Another enjoyable read from a publisher never ceasing to find new titles to add to an already vast library. Whilst I am familiar with the main line element of this publication, the compiler has added interesting captions to revitalise fading memories and tug on the nostalgia strings. However, the branch line element was educational and despite residing in a site office beneath the then extant line to Croxley Green and even walking the old trackbed to Rickmansworth Church Street, I must confess my background knowledge of these branches was rather lacking. An interesting collection of images but would prefer the font for the captions to be a little more positive.