The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and th
Shadows in the Steam: The Haunted Railways of Britain
โ Scribed by Brandon, David; Brooke, Alan
- Book ID
- 107551276
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 8 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780752447469
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โฆ Synopsis
Offers a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across Britain's railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and spectral crew; and, the wires whizzing to signal the arrival of trains on lines that have been closed for years.
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