Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway by Clive Foxell

Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway by Clive Foxell

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To celebrate its 150th anniversary, this book endeavours to capture in pictures the beguiling character of the Metropolitan Railway, which started as the world’s first underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon, but grew to create iconic Metro-Land, later immortalised by John Betjeman.

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Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway by Clive Foxell

To celebrate its 150th anniversary, this book endeavours to capture in pictures the beguiling character of the Metropolitan Railway, which started as the worlds first underground railway between Paddington and Farringdon, but grew to create iconic Metro-Land, later immortalised by John Betjeman.

Clive Foxell served as the Managing Director of BT for a number of years. He became President of the Institute of Physics and Vice-President of the Institute of Electrical Engineers after his retirement. He has written The Metropolitan Line for The History Press and self-published five railway history books. He lives in the Buckinghamshire town of Chesham.

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ISBN 13 9780752470092
ISBN 10 0752470094
Title Images of 150 Years of the Metropolitan Railway
Author Clive Foxell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2012-10-01
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.