Julian Holland Books

A handy practical guide to more than 340 days out at Britain's heritage railways, museums, narrow gauge lines, and miniature railways. The recent growth of preserved railways, railway museums, and main line steam activity has been phenomenal. Railway Days Out is a practical guide to more than 340 restored railways, museums, and steam events enjoyed by millions of people—an important part of Britain's heritage and tourism industry. The book's handy format and clear layout make it an ideal traveling companion and reference book for the families and railway enthusiasts alike.

Explore Britain's remaining historic lines with railway expert Julian Holland. The essential guide to exploring Britain's last remaining historic lines, Britain's Heritage Railways is ideal for anyone planning or looking for a nostalgic railway trip. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.

This nostalgic look at Britain's railways in the 1950s and 1960s captures their glory days through hundreds of never-before-seen photographs, journey logs, trainspotting notebooks, and ephemera. The book is divided into six regions, each highlighting favorite stations and engine sheds that attracted spotters. In the Western Region, notable locations include London Paddington, Oxford, Gloucester, and Bristol Temple Meads, along with insights into Barry Scrapyard. The Southern Region features London Waterloo, Bournemouth, Exeter Central, and Salisbury, with a focus on Eastleigh Works, established in 1891. The Eastern Region showcases London Liverpool Street, King's Cross, and Doncaster, discussing the preservation of former LNER steam locomotives. The London Midland Region highlights London Euston, St Pancras, Birmingham New Street, Liverpool, and Carlisle, while addressing preserved locomotives from the LMS. The North Eastern Region includes Leeds, York, Darlington, and Newcastle, with a section on BR Standard Locos. The Scottish Region covers Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Princes Street, Waverley, and Perth, featuring BR Diesel and Electric Locos. The book also records trainspotting trips and the final days of steam, along with profiles of famous railway photographers, schedules, scrapyards, and essential gear for spotters. It serves as a time machine, transporting readers back to a time when railways were a vital part of d

Celebrate the heyday of passenger rail travel around Britain with this beautiful Times railway book.

This nostalgic book looks back to the glorious final years of steam on the British railways in the 1950s and 1960s. Featuring 33 routes covering the entire country, this guide is a fascinating combination of meticulously researched railway history and more than 350 rarely–seen images from Britain's leading railway photographers.

Journey back to the 1950s and '60s with this nostalgic look at Britain's railways in their glory days. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a unique collection of photographs, train spotting notebooks and railway ephemera.

From best-selling railway expert, Julian Holland, explore Britain's historical railways in All Aboard. The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats.

Definite visual history and glorious celebration of all things train and track. The Train Book traces the history and role of trains from the first steam engines to diesel engines and then to today's high-speed bullet trains. You'll take a journey through the most important trains of each period and see iconic trains such as the Orient Express, the Fairy Queen, the Mallard and the Javelin in incredible detail, discovering the anatomy of these legendary engines. The Train Book gives you a truly international view of trains, exploring some of the world's most impressive rail routes from South Africa to Siberia, including the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the high-speed Japanese Tokaido Shinkansen line. You'll discover the stories of key innovators, designers and engineers who advanced rail travel, the challenges they faced and the cultural backdrop against which the railways were built. The Train Book is the perfect gift for train enthusiasts of all ages.

An essential guide to exploring Britain by train, Railway Day Trips is ideal for anyone planning or looking for inspiration for a rail journey. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland. This pocket companion is perfect for both casual and seasoned rail travellers. Plan adventures, follow the changing landscape through the train window and discover fascinating destinations. Each journey incorporates a location map, route diagram and descriptive text on its history and geography, plus some of the highlights awaiting you at each destination. High-quality photographs illustrate every route throughout the book. Based on his extensive knowledge of British rail travel, the author reveals appealing quirks of the various routes and provides practical tips on how to make the most of your journey. 150 day trips from all over the country are featured, departing from major towns and cities and culminating at a variety of interesting destinations. Routes include: * Penzance to St Ives * Plymouth to Exeter * Salisbury to Bath * Brighton to Hastings * London to Canterbury * London to St Albans * Norwich to Ely * Cambridge to King's Lynn * Worcester to Hereford * Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon * Derby to Ravenstor * Swansea to Llandrindod * Cardiff to Bristol * Manchester to Buxton * Leeds to York * Newcastle to Whitley Bay * Glasgow to Oban * Fort William to Mallaig * Inverness to Dunrobin Castle

The perfect gift for every railway enthusiast. The history of Britain's railways is a long and fascinating one, filled with stories of grand endeavours, noted figures and record-breaking feats. Julian Holland brings together a unique miscellany of intriguing tales and engaging trivia - the perfect collection for every railway enthusiast.

A nostalgic trip along Britain's lost railways. Retracing Britain's lost railway history, this comprehensive book explores many of Britain's more popular routes that have now been converted to footpaths and cycleways.

Covering the period from 1948 to 1996, The Times End of the Line chronologically traces the history of more than 400 long forgotten railway lines, region by region, from their opening to closure and a few cases to reopening.

Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain's iconic railways with bestselling railway author Julian Holland. Discover the fascinating history of our remarkable railway heritage through expert commentary, stunning photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research.

This encyclopaedia contains the whole of world history in a single volume. Global in scope, it examines the events inall parts of the world in any given period, whether it be the kingdoms of West Africa during the Middle Ages or the Mexican Aztec Empire during the European Renaissance. The text is arranged so that all the information should be accessible, key historic events are highlighted, and there are illustrated biographies of important figures, as well as details of their major achievements.

Found in some of Britain’s most beautiful scenery, many of these lines have long since closed. However, due to the efforts of preservationists, many now have either reopened or are in the process of being reopened. Julian Holland’s fascinating text is accompanied by nostalgic photographs and ephemera of both closed and and reopened lines in their heyday, along with specially commissioned color photographs of what can be seen today, simple route maps, and information panels on recognized footpaths, cycleways, and nearby attractions of interest to railway enthusiasts. Photographs of the lines from past to present and remarkable archive pictures take the reader on a nostalgic trip to the eccentric world of Britain’s narrow gauge railways. Every aspect of the lines are covered, including their trains and the people who worked on and used them.

Rich in romance and nostalgia, this fascinating book documents all the lost and forgotten aspects of British railways, including timetables, stations, tunnels, staff and trains. It focuses on the 10,000 miles of lines closed in Britain since the 1950s, bringing to life the glorious story of train travel as it used to be. Images of the railways' active past and pieces of ephemera capture British rural lines. Like previous books in the series, "Along Lost Lines" takes a very visual approach to the subject matter by highlighting the places and features that best tell the story, through stunning images and fascinating visual detail.

Glorious train journeys from each continent and 35 countries are profiled Discover the fascinating histories and routes of 50 of the world's most scenic railways, with detailed text on history, geography, and present-day operations, complemented by The Times mapping and a selection of high-quality photographs. Journeys include Le Petit Train Jaune in the Pyrenees featuring France's highest railway station; Cape Town to Kimberley in South Africa—a feat of late Victorian engineering through the Hex River Mountains and across the Karoo Desert; and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China, which contains the highest railway, tunnel, and station in the world. Readers will also journey along the Trans-Australian Railway in Australia, which contains the world's longest stretch of dead straight track; the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad which takes passengers on an awe-inspiring scenic 64-mile journey through the Rocky Mountains along the Colorado-New Mexico border; and La Trochita in Argentina where original oil-fired steam locomotives travel along a narrow gauge railway in the shadow of the Andes Mountains.

The magazine "Steam Railway" has a long-running feature entitled "The Glorious Years", presenting the work of leading railway photographers who recorded the swan-song of steam on Britain's railways. The photographs in this book, some in colour and some black and white, are from their collections.

It is more than 200 years since the world's first steam railway locomotive hauled its initial load of iron ore and passengers on a short, slow journey. From that time onwards, the evolution of the steam locomotive continued unabated through the 19th century and on into the 20th.

Follow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. The story is traced from early 'waggonways' through the steam era to today's diesel and electric railways.

Journey across six continents with this highly visual celebration of the great railways of the world. With Professional photography from top railway photographer Colin Garrett, "Great Railways of the World" is a wonderful photographic celebration of rail transport across 60 countries worldwide.

Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain's Railways from bestselling railway author Julian Holland. The history is told through commentary, photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research. Britain's railways have claimed many world firsts, ranging from Richard Trevithick's Penydarren of 1802 (the first steam railway locomotive), George Stephenson's Stockton & Darlington Railway of 1825 (the first public railway) and his Liverpool & Manchester Railway (the first inter-city railway) to Nigel Gresley's iconic streamlined locomotives of which Mallard holds the world speed record for steam of 126mph achieved in 1938. Chapters include: * In the Beginning (1603-1825) * The first intercity and trunk railways (1826-1840) * Expansion and Railway Mania (1841-1850) * The Great Victorian Age (1850-1900) * The early 20th century (1901-1922) * The Big Four, streamliners and war (1923-1947) * Nationalisation, rationalisation and modernisation (1948- 1963) * Dr Beeching, contraction and the end of steam (1963-1993) * Privatisation and High-speed (1993 onwards).

Legendäre Züge verströmen einen nostalgischen Reiz und versetzen den Reisenden aus dem Digitalzeitalter zurück ins 19. Jahrhundert, als über den Gleisen noch der Rauch der Dampflokomotiven aufstieg. »Die spektakulärsten Eisenbahnreisen der Welt« macht Lust, sich auf diese altmodische Form des Reisens einzulassen. Der Autor Julian Holland, ein anerkannter Eisenbahnexperte, stellt 50 große Eisenbahnrouten auf allen Kontinente vor: von der Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in den Rocky Mountains über die berühmte Darjeeling Himalayan Railway bis zur Trans-Australian Railway. Aber auch die Strecken direkt vor unserer Haustür - die Jungfraubahn in der Schweiz, die Harzer Schmalspurbahnen oder die Ferrocarril de Sóller in Mallorca - werden ausführlich und liebevoll beschrieben. Die Kapitel sind reich illustriert und bebildert, und es gibt Informationen zur Spurweite und Länge der Strecke sowie die wichtigsten Stationen und eine Übersichtskarte mit dem Streckenverlauf. Ein großartige Reise um die Welt auf Schienen, nicht nur für Zugfans.

Die Geschichte der Menschheit in einem Band: Das schwere Lexikon mit fast 500 Seiten führt uns vom Auftauchen der ersten Menschen durch alle Kulturen, durch die Antike, das Mittelalter, die Renaissance usw. bis ins heutige Zeitalter. Ein ausführliches Verzeichnis informiert gleich zu Beginn des Lexikons über seinen Inhalt. Die vielen interessanten Farbfotos und -bilder machen das Buch so attraktiv, dass die Lust geweckt wird zum Blättern und Lesen. Die Texte sind kurz gehalten und gut verständlich. Am oberen Rand jeder Doppelseite befindet sich eine Jahrhundertleiste. Mit roter Linie ist die jeweilige Epoche eingetragen, um das Verhältnis dieser Zeit zur ganzen Menschheitsgeschichte zu markieren. Im Anhang finden wir noch ein kleines Lexikon mit der Übersicht der ägyptischen und chinesischen Dynastien, mit den Herrschern der jeweiligen Reiche sowie den Päpsten, Kaisern, Zaren, Präsidenten und Premierministern der verschiedenen Staaten. Ein ausführliches Stichwortverzeichnis macht den Abschluss. Im Ganzen gesehen ein sehr gelungenes Lexikon, das bestimmt viele Kinder und Jugendliche ansprechen wird. Ab 10 Jahren, ausgezeichnet, Denise Racine

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