Lanarkshire's Lost Railways

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A comprehensive book covering rail services in Lanarkshire from the 1820s. From the first, small horse powered wagon-ways, through the boom years; government control during the first and second world wars; nationalisation; Dr. Beeching and twentieth century re-privatisation, the railways in Lanarkshire have served and influenced the changing face of its industry, its countryside and its people. Over 50 beautiful photographs and a detailed narrative document the stations, locomotives and workers that have made railways such an important part of both rural and industrial life in Lanarkshire for nearly 200 years.