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A Walk Along the Tracks Hunter Davies

A Walk Along the Tracks By Hunter Davies

A Walk Along the Tracks by Hunter Davies


$14,99
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

From the Somerset and Dorset to the Ally Pally Railway, from the Wye Valley to the Deeside Line, this book presents an account of Hunter Davies's exploration of some of Britain's disused railway lines - a journey recapturing the glories of the railway age.

A Walk Along the Tracks Summary

A Walk Along the Tracks: Britain's Disused Railway Lines by Hunter Davies

In 1942, at the height of the railway age, there were 19,000 miles of track in Britain and 7,000 stations. Now there are only 10,000 miles left and 2,000 stations. But the result is almost 8,000 miles of disused railway lines waiting to be explored. Over the course of a year Hunter Davies walked along ten lines, some of them like public parks, others neglected and gone completely wild. In many ways, it is the most original and exciting walk he's ever taken, not just as a piece of nostalgia, invoking memories of a bygone age, but in discovering and revealing what he considers to be one of our greatest natural heritages for generations to come. From the Somerset and Dorset to the Ally Pally Railway, from the Wye Valley to the Deeside Line, A WALK ALONG THE TRACKS is a vivid account of a unique journey recapturing the glories of the railway age.

About Hunter Davies

Hunter Davies is the author of over thirty books which include such modern classics as the authorised biography of The Beatles, The Glory Game and A Walk Around the Lakes. He has written several other walking books and also a travel biography of Christopher Columbus which took him to the West Indies and the Americas. He is also well known as a broadcaster and journalist and writes for the Independent, Sunday Times, Daily Mail and New Statesman. He is married to the novelist and biographer Margaret Forster.

Additional information

GOR001373813
9780752849737
0752849735
A Walk Along the Tracks: Britain's Disused Railway Lines by Hunter Davies
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Orion Publishing Co
20030102
208
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