Mile by mile : an illustrated journey on Britain's railways : LNER, LMSR, Southern Railway, Great Western Railway, as they were in 1947 / S.N. Pike MBE ; with introductions by Peter Herring.

London : Aurum Press, 2017.

176 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 27 cm

"Mile by Mile on the LNER, Mile by Mile on the LMSR and travelling on the Southern Railway: The Journey Mile by Mile all originally published in 1947 and 1948 by Stuart N. Pike" --Colophon.

Travel back in time on a journey across Britain's main-line railways on the eve of nationalisation with this book. The views from the carriage windows are conveyed through finely detailed, hand-drawn maps, each a rich reminder of the linesides bursting with activity in an era of technical progress, glamour and prestige.

9781781316412 (hbk)

385'.0941
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English

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