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The Scottish Region: British Railways in Colour (Nostalgia Road)

Category: Transport

The formation of the Scottish Region after nationalisation gave to Scotland the unique distinction of being the only British country to be served by just one railway operating company.

Yet what a region of stark contrasts it proved to be, with the heavily intensified lines around Glasgow and Edinburgh varying so much from the idylic little country branches and the long rural railways through sparsely occupied territory like that found on the West Highland, Kyle of Lochalsh or the Wick and Thurso routes.

The Authors

The name of Professor Alan Earnshaw will need little introduction to readers of railway books. The author of over 20 railway books and a lecturer in railway history, he has long believed in the need for a range of reasonably-priced books to re-tell the story of British Railways. In this book, with Kevin Derrick as picture editor, he strives to do just that.

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