
Steaming into History
Footplate Tales of the Last Days of Western Steam
Michael Clutterbuck(Author)
Katharine Smith(Editor)
Heddon Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 29. April 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
194 pages
978-1-913166-03-8 (ISBN)
Description
Steaming into History is the second of Michael Clutterbuck's Steaming Into series.
In this collection of short stories we are reacquainted with some familiar characters as well as meeting new ones. The stories tell the tale of some of the North West's footplatemen following the Second World War, as the railways undergo a series of dramatic changes due to nationalisation, the introduction of diesel engines, and the slow but steady demise of the Age of Steam.
The combination of personal interest and fact-based tales of the railways will appeal to a wide range of readers - particularly, of course, those who have a fascination with the railways. The backdrop of a country slowly coming to after years of war and rationing makes an interesting setting for these stories, which trace the passage of time from the late 1940s well into the '60s.)
Michael Clutterbuck's first book, Steaming into the Firing Line, has stayed firmly within the top ten of its categories on Amazon since it was published in 2012 and has received many glowing reviews. This frequently requested sequel will not disappoint.
Characters develop, lives move on, as does the United Kingdom and its railways. Each story tells a different tale in its own right but together they form something bigger and give the reader insight into an age now long past.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913166-03-8 (9781913166038)
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Persons
Michael Clutterbuck is the son of a GWR railwayman and has a passion for history and steam railways (and modelling) which combine in his fascinating and books of short stories in the Steaming Into series.
Michael is from Cheshire in the UK but now lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife.
Michael is from Cheshire in the UK but now lives in Melbourne, Australia, with his wife.