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British railway enthusiasm / Ian Carter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Ian, author.
- Series:
- Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)
- Studies in popular culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trainspotters--Great Britain.
- Trainspotters.
- Railfans--Great Britain.
- Railfans.
- Railroads--Great Britain--Societies, etc--History.
- Railroads.
- Railroads--Models--Great Britain--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- This volume studies railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar trainspotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways. For many in this cohort, trainspotting ignited a lifetime's interest.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of table, maps and figures
- General editors foreword
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The railway book (and magazine) mania
- 3 Associated life
- 4 Train spotter
- 5 Preserved lines
- 6 Blood on the tracks
- 7 Modelling and engineering
- 8 The rise and fall of the toy train empire
- 9 Standards, schism and skill
- 10 A dying fall?
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 22, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-2974-4
- OCLC:
- 1085601491
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