{"product_id":"british-railways-past-and-present-no-42-essex-and-east-hertfordshire-9781858951935","title":"British Railways Past and Present, No. 42: Essex and East Hertfordshire","description":"\u003cp\u003e`British Railways Past and Present' is a nationwide series of books featuring photographs of railway locations taken several decades ago and comparing them with the same scene today. Such is the current pace of change on our railway system that even a few years can reduce a busy and vibrant railway scene to a wasteland or housing estate - or conversely can bring electrification and up-to-the-minute technology to an outdated, run-down route. The contrasts are often dramatic, while sometimes hardly anything has altered in 30 or 40 years. Whatever the change, the comparison of 'past' and 'present' will intrigue not only the railway enthusiast and historian, but also anyone interested in our recent history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this volume covering Essex and East Hertfordshire are over 235 photographs featuring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLondon, Tilbury \u0026amp; Southend lines\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Eastern main lines from London to Colchester and Cambridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBranch lines to the Essex coast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-country routes via Sudbury and Braintree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Colne Valley \u0026amp; Halstead Railway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBranches to Thaxted and Buntingford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Northern routes from London to Sandy and Royston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 128 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good with a little fading around spine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past and Present","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (300)","offer_id":30194030116973,"sku":"9781858951935","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/products\/9781858951935.jpg?v=1569057438","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/british-railways-past-and-present-no-42-essex-and-east-hertfordshire-9781858951935","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}