Fascinating photograph album chronicling the heyday of the railways through the life of legendary railwayman Richard Hardy.
Richard Harry Norman Hardy worked on Britain's railways for over forty years, serving his apprenticeship at Doncaster Locomotive Works and Running Shed between 1941-44, before becoming a shed master, locomotive engineer, divisional manager at King's Cross and Liverpool stations and an Engineering and Research development adviser. He retired in 1982 with more than 60,000 miles of footplate experience on all classes of LNER, GC and GN engines. Richard is the author of four books and numerous articles, including Beeching: Champion of the Railway?, and Bert Hooker: Legendary Railwayman.
A real must for the rail enthusiast's bookshelf.
*Who Do You Think You Are Magazine*
This is a fascinating insight into the world of a career railwayman
in the age of steam. A picture speaks a thousand words and the
story comes to life ... this is far more than a collection of
three-quarter front views of trains.
*Heritage Railways*
The reminiscences give the book its feel and authenticity. Here are
Britain s railways as they used to be, seen by a man whose life was
shaped by steam.
*The Times Register*
A treasure chest of memories of the life and camaraderie that made
work on the pre-privatisation railway an enriching career...the
book is a great tribute to a railway brotherhood that served the
country so well.
*The Railway Observer*
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