Using many photographs & line drawings the author takes the reader on a journey back in time to see the origins of our railway system & describes in detail how & why these lines were built & run. It

Includes:: a list of preserved railways & railway museums open to the public.

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This is a fantastic chance for you & your guest to enjoy a relaxed unhurried & civilised journey on a steam train. The steam train has been around for over 200 years moving passengers from place to place. Seeing the trains in all their glory brings a real sense of history to your day & there is always plenty to see making this a great day out. Once you arrive at the venue you will need to exchange your voucher at the ticket office for your steam train tickets. The experience varies depending on the location you choose. Some journeys are return trips whilst others are all day rover tickets & you may be able to stop off en route to explore the local area on foot. Please check exact details upon booking. Depending on the location you may be able to visit other attractions at the venue such as a steam train museum. Please note that the Cumbria location is a narrow gauge railway. What You Will Receive On purchasing this experience you will receive a Silver A5 Presentation Pack. Your Silver A5 Presentation Pack is embossed with a ribbon design great if you are buying this experience as a gift. Included within your presentation pack: Your Gift Experience Voucher
- Keep this safe! You will need this to book your experience & may be required to take this with you on the day of your experience. An Information Booklet
- Detailing all you need to know about your experience including personal injury cover cancellation cover & full terms & conditions of the experience. How to Book Guide
- A personal guide based on your chosen experience detailing all the available locations & contact numbers you need to ensure you experience runs smoothly. "


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Enjoy the evocative experience of a steam train ride as you roll through the countryside in Victorian style. Your journey brings history to life & gives you a real sense of what it would have been like to travel by train in the golden age of steam. You’ll notice that many stations retain original features some even have museums where you can learn about the history of the area & the role that steam travel has played. When the guard appears & the whistle blows settle in your seat & enjoy the unmistakable sight sound & smell as the train leaves the station. ...

Often overlooked steaming is an easy way to cook healthy meals at home. The versatility of cooking with steam is often overshadowed by its association with low-fat foods & dieting. The recipes in Steaming Basics produce hearty dishes that will satisfy the palates of the most demanding family members. The book covers: Condiments butters & sauces; Dim sum favourites; Easy vegetables; Stuffed dishes; Light suppers; Dishes in papillotes (a cooking method that involves wrapping meats fish or vegetables in greased paper); Desserts. The reinvented classics & Asian recipes include: Light tartar sauce; Shrimp dumplings; Asparagus with hollandaise sauce; Salmon & spinach in papillotes; Chinese cabbage rolls; Party dips; Clams with herbed butter; Chicken with soy sauce; Couscous balls; Honey cake; Creme caramel. The My Cooking Class series takes a refreshing approach to learning the art of home cooking. The recipes are presented in complete visual sequences from start to finish & every ingredient & every step is shown from above in full colour so its as true to life as possible
- just like a real cooking course. Written instructions accompany each recipe & specialized tasks such as making homemade pasta are clearly demonstrated. Variations notes & glossaries are welcome additions to each class.A My Cooking Class replicates a professional cooking course & will transform how home cooks learn to prepare dishes & meals. Every ingredient pot pan & tool is shown not just described making this new visual cookbook format deliciously simple."
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In the seven decades since the darkest moments of the Second World War it seems every tenebrous corner of the conflict has been laid bare prodded & examined from every perspective of military & social history. But there is a story that has hitherto been largely overlooked. It is a tale of quiet heroism a story of ordinary people who fought with enormous self-sacrifice not with tanks & guns but with elbow grease & determination. It is the story of the British railways & above all the extraordinary men & women who kept them running from 1939 to 1945. Churchill himself certainly did not underestimate their importance to the wartime story when in 1943 he praised 'the unwavering courage & constant resourcefulness of railwaymen of all ranks in contributing so largely towards the final victory.' & what a story it is. The railway system during the Second World War was the lifeline of the nation replacing vulnerable road transport & merchant shipping. The railways mobilised troops transported munitions evacuated children from cities & kept vital food supplies moving where other forms of transport failed. Railwaymen & women performed outstanding acts of heroism. Nearly 400 workers were killed at their posts & another 2 400 injured in the line of duty. Another 3 500 railwaymen & women died in action. The trains themselves played just as vital a role. The famous Flying Scotsman train delivered its passengers to safety after being pounded by German bombers & strafed with gunfire from the air. There were astonishing feats of engineering restoring tracks within hours & bridges & viaducts within days. Trains transported millions to & from work each day & sheltered them on underground platforms at night a refuge from the bombs above. Without the railways there would have been no Dunkirk evacuation & no D-Day. Michael Williams author of the celebrated book On the Slow Train has written an important & timely book using original research & over a hundred new personal interviews. This is their story. ...

Simultaneously a literary movement ultra-hip subculture & burgeoning cottage industry Steampunk is the most influential new genre to emerge from the late twentieth century. Spinning tales populated with clockwork Leviathans cannon-shots to the moon & coal-fired robots it charts alternative histories in which the British Empire never fell or where the atom remained unsplit. Spectacularly illustrated & international in scope this comprehensive history explores Steampunk's many intricate expressions in fiction cinema television comics & videogames & traces its evolution into a truly global aesthetic which has made its mark on art architecture fashion & even music. From the classic scientific romances of Jules Verne H.G. Wells & Mary Shelley through the dystopian futurescapes of Cyberpunk to the otherworldly imaginings of Hayao Miyazaki Alan Moore & China Mieville author Brian J. Robb sets the key works of Steampunk squarely under the lens of his brass monocle & ventures into a world where airships still rule the skies. ...

Embark on a most extraordinary expedition Make haste & pack your bags right away
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This is a fascinating & superbly illustrated look into the amazing world of steampunk. From a fantasy fiction genre steampunk has grown into a broad pop culture aesthetic with its own art fashion home decor music & events. Influenced by 19th-century steam-age industrial imagery the Wild West & science fiction followers modify modern objects such as computers to resemble path-not-taken" machines & filter fashion through a Victorian lens. The latest technologies are mixed with period styling to create a romantic neo-Victorian sepia-toned universe. " The Steampunk Gazette" chronicles this burgeoning international subculture with an illustrated newspaper-style design that reflects the vintage aesthetic. Reports from the forefront of the steampunk movement & a high percentage of specially commissioned photographs make the book a unique record of this diverse & influential movement. Steampunks current influences on fashion design television drama & film will be evident from these pages." ...

Learn to infuse the popular Steampunk style into your wardrobe. Offers do it yourself-ers & crafters an easy & comprehensive step-by-step guide to capturing a steampunk aesthetic in their fashions. Included are projects for steampunk jewelry accessories & clothing. Learn to infuse the popular Steampunk style into your wardrobe with easy & inexpensive techniques for garments & accessories. Steampunk your Wardrobe offers do it yourself-ers & crafters an easy & comprehensive step-by-step guide to capturing a steampunk aesthetic in their fashions. Start with simple easy to do projects such as embellishing clothing you may already have & proceed to more complicated alterations. Included are projects for steampunk jewelry accessories & clothing. ...

This is a reissue of the first major YA steampunk anthology; fourteen top storytellers push the genres mix of sci-fi fantasy history & adventure in fascinating new directions. Imagine an alternate universe where romance & technology reign. Where tinkerers & dreamers craft & re-craft a world of automatons clockworks calculating machines & other marvels that never were. Here fourteen masters of speculative fiction including two graphic storytellers embrace the steampunk genres established themes & refashion them in surprising ways & settings as diverse as Appalachia Ancient Rome future Australia & alternate California. The result is an anthology that defies its genre even as it defines it. This is the first YA anthology to focus exclusively on steampunk; genre defining & genre defying
- with steampunk settings as diverse as Canada New Zealand Wales Ancient Rome future Australia & alternate California. This title features a top contributor line-up & editors with established adult/YA/cult following. This title

Includes:: a B-format edition of this first-rate literary sci-fi/fantasy with crossover appeal.


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