Once again using many fascinating historic and contemporary photographs, as well as maps, ephemera and personal memories and anecdotes, Barry McLoughlin discusses not only the main lines and their services and excursions, but also the area’s miniature railways. His book will appeal to locals and visitors alike, as well as to railway buffs and enthusiasts. For those who missed the first volume a limited reprint run is being released to coincide with this new volume details HERE
Without the railway there would have been no Blackpool. Its arrival in April 1846 was instrumental in turning a backwater on Lancashire's Fylde coast into Europe’s biggest holiday resort. Once again using many fascinating historic and contemporary photographs, as well as maps, ephemera and personal memories and anecdotes, Barry McLoughlin discusses not only the main lines and their services and excursions, but also the area’s miniature railways. His book will appeal to locals and visitors alike, as well as to railway buffs and enthusiasts.