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The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities

By Geoff Body, Ian Body

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About the book

The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behaviour, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters all featured in the genuine struggle of the railway system to evolve. While the dawning of regulation and common sense brought about more uniform and responsible practices, factors like the weather ...Show more

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ISBN

9780750965934

Publisher

The History Press Ltd

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities

Format

Paperback

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