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The picture, from 1963, captures the days when trainspotting was a national male obsession. You can almost smell the billowing smoke, steam and oil of the engine sheds. The book covers all the main railway regions - and reminds you of a day when trainspotters could go about their business without fear of being suspected as terrorists on a recce mission. --Daily Express
A big coffee table book, but one that any enthusiast can dip into at any time and always find something new…copiously illustrated yet all the pictures look new and fresh, and it comes as close as any book can, to recreating those far-off days, when steam was still an everyday reality, if not still king of the rails. --Heritage Railways magazine
IT IS NOT OFTEN that a new book arrives in the office that provokes so much comment about publishing standards…this book has been lovingly and meticulously designed including plenty of excellent black & white photographic reproductions…a delightful, casual read which can be dipped in to and out of at any time. --Rail Express magazine
A big coffee table book, but one that any enthusiast can dip into at any time and always find something new…copiously illustrated yet all the pictures look new and fresh, and it comes as close as any book can, to recreating those far-off days, when steam was still an everyday reality, if not still king of the rails. --Heritage Railways
"The Lost Joy of Railways is unashamedly nostalgic. It is a time machine that will carry the reader back to those innocent, glorious years when railways were still an integral part of our everyday lives" "…many now a distant memory which are brought back to life with hundreds of photographs, ephemera and authentic personal notebooks stuffed with lists of loco numbers" --Western Daily Press
"The wide range of illustrations are undoubtedly this book's strongest point…it will undoubtedly have a quirky appeal." --Family History Monthly
"The Lost Joy of Railways is unashamedly nostalgic. It is a time machine that will carry the reader back to those innocent, glorious years when railways were still an integral part of our everyday lives" "…many now a distant memory which are brought back to life with hundreds of photographs, ephemera and authentic personal notebooks stuffed with lists of loco numbers" --Western Daily Press
…stunning images and details about the final days of steam. --Period House
…a fascinating book… This book is pure nostalgia - remembering the golden age of trainspotting - and is packed with original railway maps, journey logs, timetables, scrapbooks, collectors' notebooks, hand-written spotters' loco lists and ephemera. It is well illustrated with coloured as well as some xcellent black and white photographs, including rare ones from private collections --A Model Railway Express
Rich romance and nostalgia… It would make a great gift or the train enthusiast in your life. --Period House magazine
…a fascinating book… This book is pure nostalgia - remembering the golden age of trainspotting - and is packed with original railway maps, journey logs, timetables, scrapbooks, collectors' notebooks, hand-written spotters' loco lists and ephemera. It is well illustrated with coloured as well as some xcellent black and white photographs, including rare ones from private collections --A Model Railway Express
A big coffee table book, but one that any enthusiast can dip into at any time and always find something new…copiously illustrated yet all the pictures look new and fresh, and it comes as close as any book can, to recreating those far-off days, when steam was still an everyday reality, if not still king of the rails. --Heritage Railways magazine
IT IS NOT OFTEN that a new book arrives in the office that provokes so much comment about publishing standards…this book has been lovingly and meticulously designed including plenty of excellent black & white photographic reproductions…a delightful, casual read which can be dipped in to and out of at any time. --Rail Express magazine
A big coffee table book, but one that any enthusiast can dip into at any time and always find something new…copiously illustrated yet all the pictures look new and fresh, and it comes as close as any book can, to recreating those far-off days, when steam was still an everyday reality, if not still king of the rails. --Heritage Railways
"The Lost Joy of Railways is unashamedly nostalgic. It is a time machine that will carry the reader back to those innocent, glorious years when railways were still an integral part of our everyday lives" "…many now a distant memory which are brought back to life with hundreds of photographs, ephemera and authentic personal notebooks stuffed with lists of loco numbers" --Western Daily Press
"The wide range of illustrations are undoubtedly this book's strongest point…it will undoubtedly have a quirky appeal." --Family History Monthly
"The Lost Joy of Railways is unashamedly nostalgic. It is a time machine that will carry the reader back to those innocent, glorious years when railways were still an integral part of our everyday lives" "…many now a distant memory which are brought back to life with hundreds of photographs, ephemera and authentic personal notebooks stuffed with lists of loco numbers" --Western Daily Press
…stunning images and details about the final days of steam. --Period House
…a fascinating book… This book is pure nostalgia - remembering the golden age of trainspotting - and is packed with original railway maps, journey logs, timetables, scrapbooks, collectors' notebooks, hand-written spotters' loco lists and ephemera. It is well illustrated with coloured as well as some xcellent black and white photographs, including rare ones from private collections --A Model Railway Express
Rich romance and nostalgia… It would make a great gift or the train enthusiast in your life. --Period House magazine
…a fascinating book… This book is pure nostalgia - remembering the golden age of trainspotting - and is packed with original railway maps, journey logs, timetables, scrapbooks, collectors' notebooks, hand-written spotters' loco lists and ephemera. It is well illustrated with coloured as well as some xcellent black and white photographs, including rare ones from private collections --A Model Railway Express
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"The Lost Joy of Railways" will transport you back to the 1950s and 1960s, reminding you not just of the trains but of personal accounts, journey logs, timetables and photographs. Divided into the six regions of British railways, each chapter documents the favourite stations and engine sheds that were a magnet to the spotter. The book also includes records of trainspotting trips and the final days of steam, along with feature pages on famous railway photographers, schedules, works, scrapyards and essential clothing, equipment and survival kit for spotters. Each chapter also encompasses a section on the introduction of diesels throughout the system.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I cannot Praise this Book highly enough ...having lived through the Period covered ....I was a Teenager in 1959 and like many Youngsters at the Time...the Railway scene played a Big part in My Life...How Well I remember the Times I spent at Leeds Central and City Stations....and the Sunday bike rides to the sheds at Farnley Junction,Copley Hill,Holbeck,and Neville Hill.....These Memories are brought back to life by the images found within this Superb book.....if you only buy One Book on the Steam Days of British Railways....It MUST be This !!.......Book of the Year in 2009 and also in 2010 in My Opinion....A Classic....and a Great Price at Amazon.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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If i could write a book this would be it! What a fantastic compilation of most things to do with steam loco,s. I have nothing but the highest praise for the work and time it must have taken to produce.Some of the photo,s are classics in themselves,time capsules of loco,s we will sadly never see again.well done ,money well spent. john tuck
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a must for any one interested in railways and is over 50 yrs old. A most interesting read.The Lost Joy of Railways: A Nostalgic Journey Back to the Golden Age of Trainspotting
Most Recent Customer Reviews
The lost joy of Railways
This book brings back many memories from my early childhood. The years included in the text really do represent the golden age of trainspotting.
Published 3 months ago by Roz Mercer
The Lost Joy of Railways
Re living my youth trainspotting in the 50s.
Such a shame I never saved my books of numbers.
Tony Cooper
Such a shame I never saved my books of numbers.
Tony Cooper
Published 3 months ago by Quintella
Don't miss this if you were a spotter in the 50s and 60s.
Excellent book, crammed with fascinating images that brought back so many memories. Indeed one image gave a strong sense of Déjà Vu and I think I can identify myself... Read more
Published 23 months ago by L. A. Smith
Wonderful!
I'm not ashamed of being an anorak. As a teenager I spent most of my spare time on stations watching steam engines. Doncaster was my favourite. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2010 by David Farrow
Splendid reminder of the days of steam locomotives.....
Excellent, well-written, book packed with very good photographs. Brings back memories of visiting sheds in the sixties, around north-east England (Percy Main, both Blyth sheds,... Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by Mr. Edward Sayers
Top of the Wish list
This book will transport you back to the good old days of Ian Allan refs;living- breathing Steam locos;smoky sheds & stations:cheap and easy train travel and Tizer.... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Holmer
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