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Great British Railway Journeys by Charlie Bunce, Michael Portillo is a hobbies available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>The Sunday Times Bestseller</p> <p>A glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain’s many and magnificent railway journeys.</p> <p>Inspired by George Bradshaw, a 19th-century cartographer who mapped Britain’s railways as they sprung up around him, Charlie Bunce and Michael Portillo take a journey along nine classic British railway routes and surround themselves with the history, the charm and the people at the heart of the railways.</p> <p>More than just a practical mode of transport, Britain’s railways are richly representative and evocative of British society and how it has developed over the last 150 years. Symbols of progress and change, they tell of remarkable breakthroughs in technology, industry and travel. Iconic in their design they have both made a distinctive impact on Britain’s landscape and opened it up to millions of people who, through train journeys alone, became acquainted with wonderful new places and sights. And as fond staples of childhood experiences they evoke deep, memorable feelings of nostalgia, of holidays and home.</p> <p>Great British Train Journeys is a passionate, charming and

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Author
Charlie Bunce, Michael Portillo
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780007510719
Category
hobbies
Subjects
History, Travel, Engineering
Rating
4.6 / 5 (232 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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