Author Robin Jones tells the story not only of LNER chief mechanical engineer Sir Nigel Gresley's Pacifics and Mallard's international headline-grabbing feat, but also that of the five other A4s still with us - including the 'Mission Impossible' repatriation of Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada and their cosmetic restoration in their 'home' country - to make the 'Great Gathering, ' one of the biggest and most successful events in the history of railway preservation, a dream come true.
The Story of Britain's Most Magnificent Locomotive
Author Robin Jones tells the story not only of LNER chief mechanical engineer Sir Nigel Gresley's Pacifics and Mallard's international headline-grabbing feat, but also that of the five other A4s still with us - including the 'Mission Impossible' repatriation of Dwight D Eisenhower and Dominion of Canada and their cosmetic restoration in their 'home' country - to make the 'Great Gathering, ' one of the biggest and most successful events in the history of railway preservation, a dream come true.
- ISBN:
- 9781911658214
- 9781911658214
- Category:
- Trains & railways: general interest
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 24-11-2021
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Mortons Media Group
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 246.38x171.45mm
- Weight:
- 0.27kg
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