{"product_id":"west-from-salisbury-150-years-of-the-railway-to-tisbury-and-gillingham-9780948975875","title":"West from Salisbury : 150 Years of the Railway to Tisbury and Gillingham","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonday 2nd May 1859 was not only the day on which Prince Albert opened the Saltash Bridge across the Tamar but also saw the first train depart from the new Fisherton station in Salisbury for Gillingham on the initial stretch of the Salisbury \u0026amp; Yeovil Railway line. This was later incorporated into the Southern Railway, and eventually connected to Exeter. Sadly, the stations at Wilton, Dinton and Semley have all now closed but Tisbury and Gilling-ham remain in active use and the book celebrates this section of the line, which passes through some of southern England's prettiest countryside. There are many photographs of locomotives and railway buildings, of course, but also numerous shots of the more intimate side of railway life. The men and women who have worked on the line, and have often come from families with generations of railway service, are seen here at work and play, posed and relaxed, in uniform and out. And to accompany the images there are several reminiscences written by people connected with the railway, often humorous, always interesting. Drivers and firemen (including the first female driver to work on British Rail), guards and signalmen, all tell their stories, not forgetting passengers, including two who met as commuters and describe their growing romance aboard a variety of trains and resulting marriage. \u003cbr\u003e\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":33114271973485,"sku":"9780948975875","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1910\/7111\/products\/9780948975875.jpg?v=1603310869","url":"https:\/\/rail-books.co.uk\/products\/west-from-salisbury-150-years-of-the-railway-to-tisbury-and-gillingham-9780948975875","provider":"Rail Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}