Belles and Whistles: Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains
Andrew MartinBelles and Whistles: Journeys Through Time on Britain's Trains
January 1, 2014Profile Books283 pages
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Andrew Martin recreates five of these famous train journeys by travelling abroad their nearest modern day equivalents. Sometimes their names have survived, even if only as a footnote on a timetable leaflet, but what has usually - if not always - disappeared is the extravagance and luxury.
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