Celebrate the heyday of passenger rail travel around Britain with this beautiful Times railway book.

Take a journey back to the boom time for Britain’s railways, through a unique collection of fascinating stories, photographs, posters and railway ephemera.

Leading railway author Julian Holland tells the story of an evocative period in Britain’s railway history – gone forever but never forgotten.

Explore a century of rail travel in Britain, covering three important periods:

• Late 19th century to 1922. The zenith of Britain’s railways, with 120 companies operating
• 1923 to 1947. Railway companies are grouped into the ‘Big Four’
• 1948 to 1994. Nationalization heralds the era of British Railways

The Golden Years of Rail Travel is the perfect gift for all rail enthusiasts.

About the Author

From a very young age, Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is the writer and photographer on many bestselling railway books, including the award-winning The Times Mapping the Railways (HarperCollins, 2011), History of Britain’s Railways (HarperCollins, 2015), Britain’s Hidden Railways (HarperCollins, 2018), and was a major contributor to The Train Book (DK, 2014).As well as being passionate about train travel, Julian is a leading commentator on railways – he travels around Britain giving illustrated lectures and regularly appears as a guest expert on radio and television.

Book InformationISBN 9780008323752Author Julian HollandFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Times BooksPublisher HarperCollins PublishersWeight(grams) 1300gDimensions(mm) 282mm * 219mm * 24mm