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The Great Iron Horse Chase: Europe by Keith Widdowson (Hardcover, 2009)

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Product Category : Books. Condition : Good. List Price : 12.99. Genre : Trains & railways: general interest. EAN : 9781906561833. Binding : hardcover. Width : 16 cmHeight : 1.78 cmLength : 23.62 cmAuthor : Keith Widdowson.

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When joining British Railways in June 1962 Keith had no particular interest in either railways or, more pertinently steam locomotives, it being just a job involving timetablesA . It quickly became apparent, however, that the people he was to work with, Bill being amongst them, had and guidedA by his many enthusiastic colleagues he began recording the rapidly changing scene by making notes and taking photographs. From 1964 and increasingly, over the remaining 4A years of BR steam, he travelled the length and breadth of Britain making use of the free and reduced rate ticket arrangements associated with his employment. BR was running out of steamA by 1968 and once again Bill came to his rescue - suggesting they go chasing the Iron HorseA throughout Europe. Initially despairing that his personal objective, that of travelling with 1,000 different steam locomotives, was never going to be achieved, this now perhaps became a reality. This book is the story of that 20,000 mile/13 month chase. The often abortive attempts to find the elusive pockets of steam in areas away from the well trodden tourist trails coupled with sleep deprivation, hunger and disruptive journeys resulting from the frequent French transport strikes, make for a variation on a standard train spotter's diary.