Rail Rover, Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s
Furniss, Arnie2017
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The Rover ticket for Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s had the grand title 'Freedom of Scotland' - for the ever growing group of diesel enthusiasts in the 1970s, it was a gift from the gods. Possibly less successful in its original purpose, to lure tourists north of the border, it allowed for endless magnificent scenery from a window seat. Armed with a week's worth of clothes, toiletries, camera, film, tripod and the blue Scottish timetable, this ticket was also the accommodation, ideally in corridor coaching stock between Inverness and Glasgow or Edinburgh, or occasionally the risky option to Carlisle that could and end up in oversleeping to Preston or Crewe. Here, Arnie Furniss utilises his wonderful array of rare and unpublished images to take the reader on a nostalgic journey around the Scottish region during the heyday of British diesel locomotives.
Main title:
Rail Rover, Scotland in the 1970s and 1980s / Arnie Furniss.
Author:
Furniss, Arnie, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2017.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445669571 (pbk)
Dewey class:
385.09411385.094110904385385.094
LC class:
HE3038
Local class:
385.094385385.09411
Language:
English
Added title:
Subject:
Railroads -- Scotland -- History -- 20th centuryRailroads -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksRailroad travel -- Scotland -- History -- 20th centuryRailroad travel -- Scotland -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial worksTransportRailroads -- Scotland -- HistoryRailroad travel -- Scotland -- HistoryRailroad tickets -- Scotland -- HistoryLocomotives -- Scotland -- HistoryRailroads -- Scotland -- History -- Pictorial worksRailroad travel -- Scotland -- History -- Pictorial worksLocomotives -- Scotland -- History -- Pictorial works
BRN:
1951631