{"product_id":"past-and-present-companion-the-welsh-highland-railway-volume-3-aint-no-stoppin-us-now-9781858952598","title":"Past and Present Companion - The Welsh Highland Railway, volume 3: Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Welsh Highland Railway past and present: celebrating the completion of this remarkable restoration project\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolumes 1 and 2 of this series described the early stages of this remarkable project to return narrow gauge tracks to the Snowdonia National Park. Today that dream has become reality. Thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Ffestinog Railway and the mighty efforts of contractors, supports and volunteers, the railway has been completed to Porthmadog, and trains one more run through the town's streets to the harbour following a uniquely spectacular journey across the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Stretton has sourced a further selection of 'past' photographs of the route and pairs them with present-day views of the restored and reinstated route. There is also a section of photographs showing the amazing engineering achievements along the line. His trilogy provides a fitting tribute to the great efforts of the many people who made it all possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 128 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Past and Present","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (282)","offer_id":57588332036479,"sku":"9781858952598","price":7.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9781858952598.jpg?v=1779358659","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/past-and-present-companion-the-welsh-highland-railway-volume-3-aint-no-stoppin-us-now-9781858952598","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}