Railway Round-up No. 11
May 1, 2024
Steaming to the English Riviera
May 1, 2024
The Settle-Carlisle – The Middle Route to Scotland
£9.95
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First published in 2011 and now reprinted, this popular paperback was written by the late W. R. Mitchell MBE who was a prolific author of books about the railway and the dales and lakes.
The book is full of colour and black & white photos and 16 sections devoted to the building and operation of the line from the 1870s onwards.
Many photographs of the stations and structures, accidents and renovation of the railway in more recent times.
80 pages
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