A fascinating collection of entertaining stories from as far afield as Europe, Indian and America revealing unusual railway journeys across the centuries, including ghost trains, vanishing passengers and trains fitted with homing pigeons instead of a communication cord! From eccentric lords, who transferred their carriages complete with horses and footmen onto the train, to drivers who stole garden fencing to keep up a good head of steam. 'Railways Strangest Journeys' takes you from the dawn of railway travel when speeds of 15 mph were considered blasphemous and damaging to one''s internal organs through the Victorian heyday of Royal Trains and seaside specials, right up to the present day.
| ISBN: | 9781861056795 |
| Publication date: | 28th November 2003 |
| Author: | Tom Quinn |
| Publisher: | Robson Books an imprint of Pavilion Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 329 pages |
| Genres: |
Trivia and quiz questions Hobbies, quizzes and games |
A fascinating collection of entertaining stories from as far afield as Europe, Indian and America revealing unusual railway journeys across the centuries, including ghost trains, vanishing passengers and trains fitted with homing pigeons instead of a communication cord! From eccentric lords, who transferred their carriages complete with horses and footmen onto the train, to drivers who stole garden fencing to keep up a good head of steam.
Railways' Strangest Journeys features in the following genres: Trivia and quiz questions, Hobbies, quizzes and games
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Railways' Strangest Journeys was written by Tom Quinn and published by Robson Books an imprint of Pavilion Books
Railways' Strangest Journeys has 329 pages