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Last Rites

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Last Rites

By John Evans

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About the book

Steam's final fling proved a melancholy experience for the many enthusiasts who had witnessed the gleaming giants of the rails in their prime. One day's highly burnished rail tour favourite was the next day's candidate for the breaker's torch. This book takes a look at those latter days of steam, with an unashamedly nostalgic approach. As the modernisation plan gathered force in the mid-1960s, British Railways simply could not cope with a rejected army of steam engines that would previously have...Show more

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9781445654980

Publisher

Amberley Publishing

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

Last Rites

Format

Paperback

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