"A heartfelt, nostalgic tribute to the railways that sweeps the reader through the rise, transformations, and heart of Britain’s railways. "
For the Love of Trains is an easy read that Routledge weaves together memoir, history and reflection. As the son of a railwayman, Routledge brings enthusiasm and warmth to a book that doesn’t stop at reminiscence. The author traces the evolution of our railways from the Victorian mania, through the golden age of steam, wartime disruption, and onto the more modern, controversial developments like HS1 and HS2.
The book is styled as an 'ode' to trains: loving, celebratory, and unashamedly so. The tone is affectionate rather than clinical; the author shares his wonder and his regrets, and is not simply delivering the reader a history lesson.
For the Love of Trains isn’t aimed at readers seeking exhaustive and technical data or a deep analysis of policy. It’s for anyone who has looked out of a train window, imagined a bygone era or sensed the lure of the railways. The writing is evocative – the smell of the steam engine, the adventure of travels – making the accounts vivid. There is context, anecdote, experience and even humour in this warm, affectionate journey through the history of Britain’s railways.
A lovely book.
Coincides with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway - with a foreword by Pete Waterman
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Coincides with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway - with a foreword by Pete Waterman “As a railwayman’s son I am chuffed to write a book in celebration of trains for the bicentenary year of the world’s first public railway. Covering every aspect from the Victorian railway mania, the heyday and end of steam, the railway at war and my boyhood passion of trainspotting, to the triumph and debacle of HS1 and HS2.” Dedicated ‘Puffer Nutter’ Paul Routledge has loved trains all his life.
For the Love of Trains features in the following genres: Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure, Motoring, Travel, Railway technology, engineering and trades, Trains and railways: general interest, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes, Transport technology and trades, Railway technology, engineering and trades, Trains and railways: general interest
Hardback. £11.69, down from the £12.99 cover price. In Stock.
For the Love of Trains was written by Paul Routledge and published by Mirror Books
For the Love of Trains has 304 pages
£11.69, reduced from £12.99. In Stock.
