Lost Lines of Britain A Nostalgic Trip Along Britain Lost Railways Holland Julian Holland 9780749566302 Books
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Lost Lines of Britain A Nostalgic Trip Along Britain Lost Railways Holland Julian Holland 9780749566302 Books
Britain's lost railways are getting plenty of attention from authors with an interest in railways, judging by the number of books published about them by Julian Holland, Paul Atterbury and others. There is clearly plenty of interest in the subject and no shortage of available material. This particular book focuses primarily on those railways that have been converted into footpaths and cycleway.Julian has written two books devoted to Scotland's lost railways, but this book covers the whole of Britain, region by region beginning in the west country and finishing in Scotland. Yes, even though the author has written two books about them, he found six more lost Scottish railways to feature here, all with significant sections suitable for walkers and/or cyclists to explore, free of other road traffic.
Each route featured includes a potted history of the railway and the type of traffic it carried, supported by pictures. There is also a map highlighting the footpath/cycleway and the railway whose trackbed it uses. If there is a heritage line in the vicinity (or even along part of the route), this is highlighted too - actually those lines are more prominent than the footpath/cycleway, which seems a little strange. There is also practical information describing the line today (remember in years to come that "today" means some time in 2010 when the research was carried out; these things can change over time) as well as suggesting places to visit (useful if you need to tempt friends or family to join your walk or bike ride) and other practical information such as nearest railway station (refers to station that still has normal passenger services, but gives name only), cycle hire location, ordnance survey map (Landranger series number) and tourist information offices. Apart from the maps and railway stations, the information may be in the form of postal addresses, telephone numbers or website URLs, or a combination thereof. Clearly, those who want to plan a walk or bike ride properly should do some of their research in advance., using the information in this book as a starting point.
By the nature of the book, the featured lost railways are mostly rural in character; but walkers and cyclists would tend to prefer those routes anyway. Highlights include the three featured Derbyshire Peak District routes - the Monsal trail (Matlock to Buxton), the High Peak trail (Buxton to High Peak Junction via Parsley Hay) and the Tissington trail (Ashbourne to Parsley Hay, where it links up with the High Peak trail). If you are thinking of exploring the footpaths and cycleways in this book, a holiday based in Buxton (if you don't already live somewhere convenient for the area) seems like a good way to begin.
The featured lines include some that ought never to have closed (a more measured policy in the sixties might mean they'd still be providing a useful train service today) but also includes one or two that make you wonder why they were ever built at all. But mostly, these lost railways provided an important service in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, until road transport took too much of their business away. At least people have the chance now to explore some of these routes on foot and (if they wish) to ponder on the trains that used to run there.
This is a great book for those with any sort of interest in lost railways, but will also be of interest to some walkers and cyclists. Whether those walkers and cyclists feel there is enough information specifically for them, I'm not sure; I'll leave them to judge. For those like me who are primarily interested in the old railways themselves, this is brilliant.
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Lost Lines of Britain A Nostalgic Trip Along Britain Lost Railways Holland Julian Holland 9780749566302 Books Reviews
Britain's lost railways are getting plenty of attention from authors with an interest in railways, judging by the number of books published about them by Julian Holland, Paul Atterbury and others. There is clearly plenty of interest in the subject and no shortage of available material. This particular book focuses primarily on those railways that have been converted into footpaths and cycleway.
Julian has written two books devoted to Scotland's lost railways, but this book covers the whole of Britain, region by region beginning in the west country and finishing in Scotland. Yes, even though the author has written two books about them, he found six more lost Scottish railways to feature here, all with significant sections suitable for walkers and/or cyclists to explore, free of other road traffic.
Each route featured includes a potted history of the railway and the type of traffic it carried, supported by pictures. There is also a map highlighting the footpath/cycleway and the railway whose trackbed it uses. If there is a heritage line in the vicinity (or even along part of the route), this is highlighted too - actually those lines are more prominent than the footpath/cycleway, which seems a little strange. There is also practical information describing the line today (remember in years to come that "today" means some time in 2010 when the research was carried out; these things can change over time) as well as suggesting places to visit (useful if you need to tempt friends or family to join your walk or bike ride) and other practical information such as nearest railway station (refers to station that still has normal passenger services, but gives name only), cycle hire location, ordnance survey map (Landranger series number) and tourist information offices. Apart from the maps and railway stations, the information may be in the form of postal addresses, telephone numbers or website URLs, or a combination thereof. Clearly, those who want to plan a walk or bike ride properly should do some of their research in advance., using the information in this book as a starting point.
By the nature of the book, the featured lost railways are mostly rural in character; but walkers and cyclists would tend to prefer those routes anyway. Highlights include the three featured Derbyshire Peak District routes - the Monsal trail (Matlock to Buxton), the High Peak trail (Buxton to High Peak Junction via Parsley Hay) and the Tissington trail (Ashbourne to Parsley Hay, where it links up with the High Peak trail). If you are thinking of exploring the footpaths and cycleways in this book, a holiday based in Buxton (if you don't already live somewhere convenient for the area) seems like a good way to begin.
The featured lines include some that ought never to have closed (a more measured policy in the sixties might mean they'd still be providing a useful train service today) but also includes one or two that make you wonder why they were ever built at all. But mostly, these lost railways provided an important service in the latter part of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century, until road transport took too much of their business away. At least people have the chance now to explore some of these routes on foot and (if they wish) to ponder on the trains that used to run there.
This is a great book for those with any sort of interest in lost railways, but will also be of interest to some walkers and cyclists. Whether those walkers and cyclists feel there is enough information specifically for them, I'm not sure; I'll leave them to judge. For those like me who are primarily interested in the old railways themselves, this is brilliant.
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