Railways Strangest Tales

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042976

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Railways' Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson’s famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world’s railways have given rise to plenty of intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, revised and updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the more bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today’s more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways’ long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travellers, history fans and trainspotters. Word count: 60,000

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003-03-27
Category : Railroad travel
ISBN : 1861056796

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Railways' Strangest Journeys by Tom Quinn Pdf

This title is a collection of stories from Europe, India and America which reveal unusual railway journeys across the centuries, including ghost trains, vanishing passengers and trains fitted with homing pigeons instead of a communication cord.

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781911042907

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Cycling's Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling Strangest series, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling’s history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded by 50,000 bicycle-mounted troops, and the man who soared over nine circus elephants on an ordinary yellow bike. The stories come from every corner of the cycling world, whether it’s the open road, the velodrome or the BMX track. Brought bang up to date for 2017 with a selection of new stories, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is the perfect gift for anyone who’s in love with life on two wheels. Word count: 45,000

Author : Michael Barry,Patrick Sammon
Publisher : Portico
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781909396449

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Dublin's Strangest Tales by Michael Barry,Patrick Sammon Pdf

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Dublin. Though this isn’t the usual side of the city the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Dublin, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the city’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to one of Ireland’s most beautiful, and popular, cities. Located on the beautiful eastern seaboard, Dublin is a city with more strangeness than you can shake a pint of Guinness at. Home to one million people, the name, strangely, comes from the Irish ‘Dubh Linn’, which means 'Black Pool', but that name was already taken. Dublin’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the city’s best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned.

Author : Peter Grego
Publisher : Portico
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781909396432

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Cornwall's Strangest Tales by Peter Grego Pdf

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Cornwall, or as it is sometimes obscurely referred to, Merry Jack. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Cornwall, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to England’s gloriously coastal, yet most haunted, region. Located in the toes of the outstretched legs of Britain’s old man, Cornwall is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Cornish pasty at. Cornwall is an area of outstanding natural beauty, as well as outstanding strangness – from ye olde tales of plundering pirates to foulish ghosts drinking in local pubs right through to the most famous of all myths – the bizarre beast that forever stalks Bodmin Moor. Spooky.

Author : Leonora Rustamova
Publisher : Portico
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781909396333

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Yorkshire's Strangest Tales by Leonora Rustamova Pdf

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Yorkshire, or as it is sometimes beautifully referred to, God’s Own County. Though this isn’t the usual side of the county the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Yorkshire, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the county’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Strangest Series now comes an eBook devoted to one of England’s most beautiful valley regions. Located in the upper body of Britain’s old man, Yorkshire is a county with more strangeness than you can shake a Dale walking stick at. Home of Robin Hood (he was born in Barnsdale), Guy Fawkes, Dick Turpin and Dracula (Bram Stoker wrote part of the vampire tale in a Whitby hotel!) and, some say, the birthplace of modern civilization even began in Leeds! But you’ll have to read the book to find out why. Yorkshire’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the county’s best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned.

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781909396166

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London Underground's Strangest Tales by Iain Spragg Pdf

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of London's Underground, or as it is affectionately referred to, the Tube. Though this isn’t the usual side of the Tube the tourists, travellers and residents see. (Though, of course, they do see a great deal of strangeness in their daily commutes!). This is the real Underground, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of what happens hundreds of metres below millions of London legs – from its peculiar past through to its paranormal present and looking forward to its fascinating future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to London's globally envied, and much loved, public transport system. Located deep beneath the heart of Greater London, the Underground is awash with more strangeness than you can shake your pre-paid Oyster card at. In 2013 the whole city will be celebrating the Underground's 150th birthday – the oldest underground in the world. So, pack up your old kit bag and travel stop-by-stop with us on this strange and fantastic journey along the Northern, Picadilly, Metropolitan, Jubilee, Hammersmith and City and District Line ... and explore the Underground as you've never seen it before. London Underground's Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the humorous, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to the Underground's best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned. Word Count: 35,000

Author : M. Ashley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Ghost stories, English
ISBN : 0712352031

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The Platform Edge by M. Ashley Pdf

Howling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure The Platform Edge is a collection of the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks. In this express service to the unknown, phantom passengers join the jostling of the daily commute, a subway car disappears into another dimension without a trace, while a tragic derailment on a lonely hillside in the Alps torments the locals with its horrifying nightly repetition. From the open railways of Europe and America to the pressing dark of the London Underground, The Platform Edge is the perfect traveling companion for unforgettable journeys into the supernatural.

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911042303

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London's Strangest Tales by Tom Quinn Pdf

London’s Strangest Tales takes a walk on London’s weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the world’s greatest cities. This fascinating book is packed with amazing things you didn’t know about Britain’s capital, like the fact that it’s still forbidden to run, carry an umbrella or whistle in the Burlington Arcade, and the fat lamppost at the corner of Trafalgar Square that is secretly a tiny prison cell. And did you know that the entrance to Buckingham Palace you see from the Mall is actually the back door and not the front? The stories within these pages are bizarre, fascinating, hilarious and, most importantly, true. Revised, redesigned and updated for a new generation of London-lovers, this book is a brilliant alternative guide to the city, whether you’re a visitor, a daily commuter or one of its 8 million inhabitants. Word count: 45,000

Author : COLIN G. MAGGS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0750994312

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Amazing and Curious Railway Tales by COLIN G. MAGGS Pdf

Did you know that the Great Western Railway carried a 14th-century Gloucestershire cottage on the first part of its journey to the USA? Why were poppies removed from Surbiton station before Remembrance Day? What is 'Railway Time'? No, it's not ten minutes after GMT! The answer to these questions can be found in this amazing collection of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways. Colin G. Maggs has enjoyed collecting these unusual and amusing railway tales across a long career writing about the railways.

Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781782836384

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Train Teasers by Andrew Martin Pdf

When was smoking banned on trains? Which actor restored kippers to the menu of the Brighton Belle? What regular lineside event did Dickens describe as 'a shave in the air'? Perfect for a trivia night or a long trip, Train Teasers will both test your knowledge of this country's rail system and enlighten you on the most colourful aspects of its long history. Meet trunk murderers, trainspotters, haters of railways, railway writers, Ministers for Transport good and bad, railway cats, dogs and a railway penguin. This is NOT a book for number-crunching nerds. Many of the answers are guessable by the intelligent reader. It is a quiz, yes, but also a cavalcade of historical incident and colour relating to a system that was the making of modern Britain.

Author : V. L. Whitechurch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:987235686

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Stories of the railway by V. L. Whitechurch Pdf

Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Batsford
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781849941754

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Fishing's Strangest Days by Tom Quinn Pdf

Fishing's Strangest Tales gathers together choice stories and bizarre fishing tales from all over the world. Consider the Oxford scientist who in 1910 discovered the marvellous life-giving properties of brandy to fish who had otherwise gasped their last. Or how about the nine-year-old boy fishing for trout who caught a large mussel – containing no less than forty pearls – and managed to earn more in one day than his father, a farm worker, had earned in the last five years. Fishing's Strangest Days is full of fascinating tales that may sound fishy and unbelievable but will have have you caught hook, line and sinker.

Author : Iain Spragg
Publisher : Portico
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781910232408

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London's Strangest: The Thames by Iain Spragg Pdf

The 19th-century MP John Burns described the Thames as 'liquid history' and ever since the Romans founded Londinium in 43 AD, the river has played a key cultural and economic, political and social role in the history of England. London's Strangest: The Thames reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on, beneath and along the banks of the famous waterway. From appearances of the world's first submarine to the raid on the Sex Pistols river concert, Lord Nelson's final journey to John Prescott's watery protest, and even the recent escapades during the floods, the River Thames really has witnessed it all.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Railroad stories
ISBN : NYPL:33433082294004

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Stories of the Railway by Anonim Pdf