The Next Station Stop

Peter Caton

ISBN 10: 1783060506 / ISBN 13: 9781783060504

Edité par Matador, 2013

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Synopsis :

Join Peter Caton on his 10,000 mile tour of Britain, discovering what it's like to travel on our modern railways and contemplating train journeys made over the last fifty years. Inspired by finding a childhood notebook, Peter revisits the locations of family holidays, looking at how the journeys and places have changed, and wondering why his parents chose such unlikely destinations. His travels take him to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of the country and on trains so eccentric that sometimes he wonders if Thomas the Tank Engine is round the corner. Sampling a selection of Inter City routes, he questions whether the pursuit of speed and efficiency has taken away some of the enjoyment of travelling by train, but on sleepers to Cornwall and Scotland finds the romance of rail travel is still alive. He ends with a journey to Italy, with a diversion up a snowy mountain, comparing European train travel with British railways. We read of Peter's frustrations with missed connections, inflexible computers, annoying passengers and of an encounter with a machine gun-carrying policeman. He writes of his experiences with 'health and safety' and ridiculous announcements, and how these combine to give the book its title. Illustrated with 60 colour photographs covering the steam, diesel and electric eras of the last 50 years, The Next Station Stop will appeal to anyone who travels on Britain's trains.

À propos de l'auteur: Peter Caton was born in 1960 and has always lived in Essex. He is married with two children. He has travelled widely around Britain by train and has a keen interest in walking, the countryside and travel. Peter's previous books include No Boat Required for which he visited the 43 tidal islands off the British mainland, and Essex Coast Walk which describes a walk along the entire length of the Essex coast.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Next Station Stop
Éditeur : Matador
Date d'édition : 2013
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Good