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Railway history is the study of the history of rail transportation. The style is reminiscent of stories ive read in my childhood, the tales is heartwarming and all can relate to our main character, being the new guy on the scene. Middleton press easebourne lane midhurst west sussex gu29 9az tel. The invergarry railway, together with its lovely preserved wagons and diesel shunter, is inching its way along the loch and when finished will prove, no doubt, to be a beautiful preserved steam railway. No other info, but i suspect this book was published around 1904 by h. This is the first history of the british railway system written from a modern economic perspective.
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