{"product_id":"spirit-of-the-somerset-and-dorset-railway-9780948975660","title":"Spirit of the Somerset \u0026 Dorset Railway","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the third in the series of photographic records of the Somerset \u0026amp; Dorset Railway by Alan Hammond. As with his previous books, the emphasis is on images of railwaymen and women working on the line. Most of the photographs come from private collections and provide a fascinating insight into the day-to-day running of this much-loved line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are anecdotes, too. Eight personal memories enhance the story, with many a tale from Bath, Wincanton, Sturminster Newton, Blandford and Branksome, among others. There is the tragic story of how a ganger fell to his death from a railway trolley at Kilver Street Viaduct, and the more amusing episode when lumps of coal lobbed off an engine for the crossing-keeper at Lamyatt Road broke down his front door. There is a personal memory of idyllic child-hood visits to the signalbox at Midford and a wartime account of coming under fire from a German plane at Highbridge. The stories and photographs together provide a heart-warming recollection of this lost world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe foreword has been written by the railway entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, a modern-day enthusiast and character to match those who worked on the old S\u0026amp;D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket, 160 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Millstream Books","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (296)","offer_id":29691142537325,"sku":"9780948975660","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/products\/9780948975660.jpg?v=1565882766","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/spirit-of-the-somerset-and-dorset-railway-9780948975660","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}