East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s by Reading, Ian

East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781445699660)

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East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s by Reading, Ian

East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s

$24.95
East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s by Reading, Ian

East Anglia and the East Coast Railways: The Late 1940s to Late 1960s

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images and vivid recollections, we journey back to post-war East Anglia and the East Coast Main Line with many locations changed beyond recognition. Trackside, at busy stations, and in and around depots, an evolving mood is revealed in pictures.In the 1950s, railway pride and optimism overcame staff shortages; returning locomotives to pre-war performance and introducing modern BR standard classes. By the 1960s, fiscal efficiency and the dawning diesel era turned pride to neglect of steam. Sparkling steel, brass and tallow gave way to dust, rust and flaking paint. Heroic workhorses were lost to scrap. As the mood turned to melancholy, just a few of these great workhorses became pets - polished, loved, and cared for by dedicated railway workers and a growing band of enthusiastic volunteers.People, machines and landscapes are crystalized on film for future generations; reawakening memories for those who lived through this time of change and offering a fascinating insight for those who are too young to have been trackside during this intriguing period of railway history.

Author: Ian Reading, Brian Reading
ISBN-10: 1445699664
ISBN-13: 9781445699660
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/15/2021
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.20d
By Ian Reading
By Ian Reading
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Brought-up with lathes, mills, the smell of cutting oil and steam, Ian developed a passion for science and engineering. Designing an LNER B17 steam replica as a teenager, he pursued a career as a professional engineer. Ian retains an admiration for the generations of engineers whose imagination gave birth to modern industry and transportation.As the curtain closed for mainline steam traction, Brian captured with film and vivid memories, the sights, sounds and smells; the last acts of great mechanical and human railway personalities. Close friends with railway workers, Brian was a member of Alan Peglar's original Flying Scotsman support team, helped restore Bressingham's Thundersley, and ran with the A4 Sir Nigel Gresley.

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