{"product_id":"steam-echoes-9780947971069","title":"Steam Echoes","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1986 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Great Western Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablished in 1961 by four schoolboy 'trainspotters' with the aim of preserving a Collett '14XX' 0-4-2T, the Great Western Society has developed over the last 25 years to become one of Britain's foremost railway preservation groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book traces the Society's first quarter-century of achievement and the development of Didcot Railway Centre as a working museum devoted to the traditions of the Great Western Railway. Also included is a brief history of Didcot as an important main line railhead and locomotive depot, together with high-quality photographic coverage of the Society's locomotives in everyday service prior to preservation. The Society's main line activities and GW 150 celebrations of 1985 are also covered in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoftback, 21x27cm, 56 pages, black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Good\/Very Good\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Link","offers":[{"title":"Secondhand (282)","offer_id":57138754552191,"sku":"9780947971069","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/files\/9780947971069.jpg?v=1773922633","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/steam-echoes-9780947971069","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}