The NOSTALGIA Collection
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Mike Griggs has never been a man to sit in an armchair and let the world around him pass by unnoticed! Far from it, he has an inquisitive nature and an avid interest in the changes that have taken place across our railway network. Some years ago he decided that he would venture out and discover for himself the evidence of change in the North East of England, retracing the old railway routes that criss-crossed the area from the earliest days of the rail network. The North East is an area steeped in 20th Century industrial heritage, and as with most parts of the country the 1960s saw a consideral reduction in the extensive railway network - under the infamous Beeching Plan. Lines were ripped up, buildings fell into disrepair and the infrastructure as a whole fell into serious decline. The closure of collieries, once the throbbing heart of the North East and the source of considerable rail-borne freight followed during the 70s and 80s. These events were to change the landscape of the area on a massive scale. Mike set out on a personal crusade to explore the changing envronment and to record what he found in both words and pictures. The intention was to record the trips as a personal log; however, literally hundreds of pages later the project has become a unique and detailed record. This volume cannot hope to include every word - that would need several volumes. Instead Mike has selected a number of trips and, using his own pictures coupled with pictures taken in the past and detailed extracts from Ordnance Survey maps, he has compiled a vivid picture of the rich heritage of the North East - route and branch! Mike, now retired, lives in Wolverhampton and continues his explorations - having broadened his areas of investigation to cover other areas of the country! |
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ROUTE AND BRANCH
North East England By Mike Griggs £16.99 ISBN: 1 85794 265 5 |
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| Format: Softback • Size: 238 x 172mm • Extent: 128pp • Illustrations: c180 b/w |
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