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Sto caricando le informazioni... A Walk Along the Tracksdi Hunter Davies
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Well-selected geographic and historic cross-section of the publicly-accessible disused lines in the U. K. I appreciated the historical background of the immediate area, as well the author's interviews with older locals who were familiar with the line when it operated - many of his interviewees were former employees living nearby. I didn't so much appreciate the technical aspects, though railfans would. A great book if you're going to be picking it up to read a chapter or two at a time; after a couple of entries, the stories can begin to run together. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In 1942, at the height of the railway age, there were 19,000 miles of track in Britain and 7,000 stations. Now there are only 10,000 miles left and 2,000 stations. But the result is almost 8,000 miles of disused railway lines waiting to be explored. Over the course of a year Hunter Davies walked along ten lines, some of them like public parks, others neglected and gone completely wild. In many ways, it is the most original and exciting walk he's ever taken, not just as a piece of nostalgia, invoking memories of a bygone age, but in discovering and revealing what he considers to be one of our greatest natural heritages for generations to come. From the Somerset and Dorset to the Ally Pally Railway, from the Wye Valley to the Deeside Line, A WALK ALONG THE TRACKS is a vivid account of a unique journey recapturing the glories of the railway age. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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