- Publisher: History Press
- Year: 2016
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 120pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 225x247mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.5kg
- ISBN: 9780750966344
- Product code: 515072
Steam Today
Britain's Heritage Railways in Photographs
Geoff Swaine New Paperback Illustrated
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As Britain’s railways switched to electric and diesel engines in the 1960s, a growing band of enthusiasts became determined to preserve steam locomotion for posterity. This collection of photographs, from the Bodmin and Wenford Railway to Llangollen and the North York Moors, depicts the surviving lines and the special events they often hold to celebrate Britain’s history and culture.
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In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britain's railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In the process, they laid the tracks for the thriving network that is the British heritage railway scene today. To showcase this living industrial museum, photographer Geoff Swaine has selected over 200 photographs of Britain's heritage railways, including the Bluebell Railway to Llangollen, the Severn Valley, North York Moors, Great Western and Great Central railways, and many more. Steam Today is an evocative tribute to the engines and the people that keep our rail history in motion. Geoff Swaine embarked upon a career as a leading heritage photographer and photographic archivist after retiring from his work in architecture. He has written a number of books and articles on railways.
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As Britain’s railways switched to electric and diesel engines in the 1960s, a growing band of enthusiasts became determined to preserve steam locomotion for posterity. This collection of photographs, from the Bodmin and Wenford Railway to Llangollen and the North York Moors, depicts the surviving lines and the special events they often hold to celebrate Britain’s history and culture.
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225x247mm
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