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A HUNDRED YEARS RAILWAY WEIGHELLS Three Generations of a Railway Family SIGNED Copy
by WEIGHELL , Sidney , General Secretary National Union of Railwaymen 1975 - 1982 [ Aged 16 he joined the Old London & North-Eastern Railway ]
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+
- ISBN 10
- 0860512630
- ISBN 13
- 9780860512639
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About This Item
London : Robson Books Ltd, 1984 VG+ H/b in VG+ D/j.1st. An Authoritative insight into the history of Britain's Railways.Tellis a story where Chapel, Labour Party & Union all played their part.Unsentimental remembrances of sheer hard work that the age of steam demanded. Includes an interview with Sir pater Parker, former Chairman o British Rail [The author's grandfather was a Passenger Guard towards the end of 19th c.; his father was a Signalman ; his brother is a train driver at Teeside] bright sky-blue cloth gilt titles, Signed , in name only, to title page [ the only page with a ting fox spot as pages paper starting to cream, no other notable defect.[ Dust Jacket not clipped , very minor edge-shelf creasing , clean with no spine fade. 220x145mm. 240pp. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124244
- Title
- A HUNDRED YEARS RAILWAY WEIGHELLS Three Generations of a Railway Family SIGNED Copy
- Author
- WEIGHELL , Sidney , General Secretary National Union of Railwaymen 1975 - 1982 [ Aged 16 he joined the Old London & North-Eastern Railway ]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0860512630
- ISBN 13
- 9780860512639
- Publisher
- Robson Books Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Size
- 220x145 mm Approx
- Keywords
- David Angus, Railway Engineering, Midland Uruguay Railway, Paraguay, Brazil, South Africa, Craig Mair, Transport, Biography, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson, Railway and Works Construction Co.
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