Discovering Britain's Lost Railways

by Paul Atterbury

In this book Paul Atterbury sets out in search of old steam lines and investigates their history and vanishing heritage. The book contains detailed route maps and railway routes of yesteryear.

Genres: Railways, Transport

159 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 1999

About the author

Paul Rowley Atterbury, FRSA is a British antiques expert, known for his many appearances since 1979 on the BBC TV programme Antiques Roadshow. He specialises in the art, architecture, design and decorative arts of the 19th and 20th centuries. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Peter Thew · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book traces a number of railway lines that were closed under the Beeching axe - and in some cases earlier. Published in 1995, it's not surprising that the route of much of these lines is "Lost" as the title implies. And you can only imagine that, thirty years later, the situation is likely to be much worse. And herein lies Atterbury's problem. With so much of his content lost beneath new housing, industrial estates or returned to agriculture, there's not much of a story to tell. The book is beautifully produced including photos of the lines in their heyday and to what they are now reduced. But, ultimately it disappoints.