Product Description

Takes the reader on the slow train to another era when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next, the journey meaning nothing but time lost in crowded carriages, condemned by broken timetables. This title reconnects with that long-missed need to lift our heads from the daily grind.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25779 in Books
• Published on: 2011-04-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

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'A magical world barely changed since the golden age of rail' Daily Mail

'Captivating' Sunday Express

Renowned railway writer Michael Williams takes us on twelve of today's most captivating and historic British railway journeys - harking back to an era when travel meant more than hurrying from one place to the next in crowded carriages, before small country stations with their milk churns, porters and slumbering cats on seats were replaced by the modern world of security announcements, 'leaves on the line' and Burger King.

On the Slow Train reconnects with the long missed need to lift our heads from the daily grind and reflect that there are still places in Britain where we can stop and stare. In its pages you will find many things: a love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia, a love of the exuberance of people, and a love of life.

'Deep in our soul, the railways represent an idyll that we love' Independent

About the Author
Michael Williams writes widely on railways for many publications, including the Daily Mail, The Independent, the Independent on Sunday, the New Statesman, The Oldie and the railway specialist press. He is a veteran Fleet Street journalist, having held many senior positions, including Deputy Editor of the Independent on Sunday, Executive Editor of the Independent and Head of News at The Sunday Times. He is currently Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Central Lancashire. He commutes regularly by train on the 440-mile return journey between his home in London's Camden Town and his office at Preston in Lancashire.