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Moors SteamMoors Steam has been written by Heritage Railway magazine editor, Robin Jones . The book tells the story of how the line began in 1836 as Rocket inventor George Stephenson's Whitby & Pickering Railway, when he reverted the line to horses to pull the trains, its conversion to a steam railway, its years under the London & North Eastern Railway and British Railways before its closure by Dr Beeching – with the accompanying protests. It was then saved by volunteers and reopened step by step. Eventually, services were extended, in a groundbreaking move, back over the main line to Whitby – where a new terminus is being opened in 2014. The line regularly receives upwards of 350,000 visitors a year from across the UK, and indeed the world. This publication also features the story of its locomotives, the flagship being A4 streamlined Pacific No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley , which featured in the phenomenally-successful Mallard 75 celebrations in 2013-14, and which is the British post-war steam speed record holder. As well as being lavishly illustrated with stunning pictures of steam running through the moors in all seasons, the book will offer advice of where to take the best photographs. |
Book DetailsPaperback: 132 pages Publisher: Mortons Media Group Ltd. Language: English RRP: £6.99 Author: Robin Jones |