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Oxenholme, Trains and Train Working in the Heyday of BR Steam, by John Pickup

Booklet published by the Cumbrian Railway Association, 48 pages. Large A4 size booklet (N8449PE)

This book portrays the railway scene around Oxenholme, a busy junction station at the foot of the Westmorland fells on the West Coast main line, in the heyday of BR steam from 1957 through 1961. It looks to convey the many fascinations of train-working, and the daily challenges and goings-on that encouraged local enthusiast Alec Mayor to keep unique and detailed records of train operation and time-keeping. Later, Paul Irving compiled them into a narrative rich with his personal insights as a Carlisle train controller. Though express passenger trains are naturally at thecentre of the story, local services, parcels and the many freight trains that passed north and south take their places too. Richly illustrated with Alec’s own photographs and images from the wider collections of the Cumbrian Railways Association, the book draws on Alec and Paul’s work to transport the reader back to enjoy the interest and excitement of those days again. Sections include:

Introduction
Railways around Oxenholme
The Trains around Oxenholme
Express Passenger
Stopping Passenger Trains
Parcels and Perishables Trains
Freight Trains
A Peak summer Saturday at Oxenholme

The condition of the booklet is generally excellent. The covers are clean and bright, the staple spine is intact, and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound. There is a price printed and a small price sticker, both on the rear side cover.

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