Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen’s memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps, illustrating the daily obstacles faced on the railways, from handling the new Eurostar to train catering, nights on the Tay Bridge to rail ‘traffic cops’, and from mystery derailments to track subsidence. However interesting the infrastructure of the large and varied railway business may be, the real heart of this great industry lies in its people, the complex jobs they occupy and the dedicated way in which they carry them out.
Giới thiệu về tác giả
BILL PARKER’s 39-year railway career began at Doncaster in 1945 and progressed through to divisional manager at Kings Cross. He died in 2023.
Ngôn ngữ Anh ● định dạng EPUB ● Trang 174 ● ISBN 9780750957021 ● Kích thước tập tin 5.8 MB ● Nhà xuất bản The History Press ● Thành phố London ● Quốc gia GB ● Được phát hành 2014 ● Có thể tải xuống 24 tháng ● Tiền tệ EUR ● TÔI 3209361 ● Sao chép bảo vệ DRM xã hội