Golden Years of Rail Travel

Golden Years of Rail Travel Synopsis

Celebrate the heyday of passenger rail travel around Britain with this beautiful Times railway book.

Take a journey back to the boom time for Britain's railways, through a unique collection of fascinating stories, photographs, posters and railway ephemera.

Leading railway author Julian Holland tells the story of an evocative period in Britain's railway history - gone forever but never forgotten.

Explore a century of rail travel in Britain, covering three important periods:

• Late 19th century to 1922. The zenith of Britain's railways, with 120 companies operating
• 1923 to 1947. Railway companies are grouped into the 'Big Four'
• 1948 to 1994. Nationalization heralds the era of British Railways

The Golden Years of Rail Travel is the perfect gift for all rail enthusiasts.