Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine...E. M. ForsterThe world's first public railway, the Stockton & Darlington Railway, opened in the northeast of England in 1825 and marked the start of rail travel in Britain and across the world. Over the following two centuries the rail network expanded over the country and led to the construction of some of the most spectacular examples of British architecture and engineering.Through a selection of 14 varied journeys, this book takes the reader on a breathtaking illustrated tour of Britain's rail network, taking in stations, bridges, viaducts and other architectural elements, but also the people and personalities associated with them.This beautiful and engaging book is filled with stunning illustrations by the author and will appeal to anyone with an interest in Britain's railway history and architecture.

Autorentext

Author and illustrator Sherin Aminossehe moved from Iran to England as a child, training as an architect. She is now the Ministry of Defence’s first Director of Infrastructure. She has been drawing since she could hold a pencil, and recently published the book The Road Untravelled, a Covid lockdown project for charity, wherein she took requests for drawings of longed-for destinations from London to Nepal, providing imaginary escape when no one could travel.

Zusammenfassung
Through a selection of 14 journeys this book takes the reader on a breathtaking illustrated tour of the most impressive stations, bridges and other rail structures across Great Britain to capture the grandeur of the great Victorian pioneers like Brunel as well as more recent redevelopments.

Inhalt

Foreword 
introduction 
JOURNEY 1 The First Journey
Shildon to Stockton 
JOURNEY 2 The Transpennine
Hull to Liverpool 
JOURNEY 3 East-end Holiday
Fenchurch Street to Southend 
JOURNEY 4 Royal Railways
Wolferton to Liverpool Street 
JOURNEY 5 Going West
Paddington to St Ives 
JOURNEY 6 Wales
Barmouth to Paddington 
JOURNEY 7 North Wales
Holyhead to Euston 
JOURNEY 8 Midlands to the Welsh Borders
Marylebone to Hereford
JOURNEY 9 Along the London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Euston to Carlisle 
JOURNEY 10 Heading North: Scotland
Pitlochry to Glenfinnan 
JOURNEY 11 Midlands to the North-east
Newcastle to St Pancras 
JOURNEY 12 Seaside Travels
London Victoria to London Bridge 
JOURNEY 13 From Suburban Lines to Coastal Tracks
Waterloo to Swanage 
JOURNEY 14 The Limestone Route King’s Cross to Lincoln 
Coming Home 
Index 
Acknowledgements 
About the author