- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Victor Gollancz (14 Sep 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575059818
- ISBN-13: 978-0575059818
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 755,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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An insider's perspective on the world of the trainspotter. A variety of topics, such as station and locomotive design, lesser-known titles in the Ian Allan catalogue, dieselization, Beeching's legacy and the ramifications of privatization, are covered.
About the Author
Nicholas Whittaker is the author of Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as Twentieth-century Hero, Blue Period: Nots from a Life in the Titillation Trade, Sweet Talk and Toys Were Us. As well as single-handedly writing the 1984 Pontin's brochure, he has contributed to a wide variety of magazines and newspapers, including Company, Arena, Punch, the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Express. Nicholas Whittaker lives in north London.
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