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"Outback Railwaymen – Life on the Commonwealth Railways" explores the life and times of three extraordinary railways, through the recollections and humorous stories of a selection of retired railwaymen and women.

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The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel all the way back to the year 1956 * The UK bans heroin * RAF retires last Lancaster bomber * Suez crisis causes UK petrol rationing * First Eurovision Song Contest broadcast * Hard disk drive invented * TV broadcasting begins ......

It is now more than 50 years since steam traction ceased on Britains national rail network. In this book Gavin takes us back to those far off days for a fascinating look at the Bournemouth shed and station area. Bournemouths fine station was opened on 20 July 1885 and was designed by the London & South Western Railways chief engineer William ......

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... This volume in the Recollections series marks a significant milestone being the 100th volume in this popular and growing range of titles. What better way to celebrate than to visit one of the most popular, albeit erstwhile, railway lines in the country, ......

The aim of this series is to appeal to readers of all ages, perhaps for different reasons... In this volume: We travel back to the year 1966 using a collection of photographs taken between February and May of that year. For the younger reader there are wonderful pictures of buses and coaches that they will never have seen. There will, for ......