The Minor Railways of East Anglia - Development Demise and Destiny

Rob Shorland-Ball

Synopsis

A look at the minor railways in eastern England that were once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage.  
 
Rob Shorland-Ball is a former teacher and a born storyteller and so is well aware of the strong local loyalties in East Anglia. 
 
Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are considered to be very different separate and independent areas by their inhabitants. 
 
When the author worked in Suffolk he explained that he came from Cambridge which he believed was the front door of East Anglia. An elderly Suffolk man to whom he was speaking paused for a while and then said, with unarguable finality, “Here in Suffolk if Cambridge exists at all, it is a back door and rarely used.” 
 
By the 1950s and 60s, when the author explored the minor railways illustrated in this book, they were rarely used, so needed to be recorded and their stories told before they were forgotten entirely. 
 
To bring this book up to date, the final section is called Destiny because some of the track beds have survived and flourished with new usage as restored heritage railways, footpaths and cycleways and one route as a busy busway. 
 
“A nostalgic look back at long forgotten minor railways in East Anglia . . . Highly recommended.” —Branch Line & Light Railway Publications Flyer 
 
“A brief history of each of the lines together with maps and period photographs that make this an interesting read for those unfamiliar with the minor railways of East Anglia.” —Great Eastern Railway Society Newsletter

Disponible depuis: 19/10/2020.

Longueur d'impression: 144 pages.

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