MORGAN, Bill and Bette Meyrick BEHIND THE STEAM , London: Hutchinson, 1973.

First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0091176700 Book in very good condition, very slightly bumped at bottom spine end, internally pages are in fine condition except for 2" light crease from top edge on pages 7 to 10, otherwise in fine condition. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Dustjacket in good condition, with tiny nicks at spine ends, and outer corner edges. 222pp. With 19 black and white photographs. The author as a lad joined the G.W.R. terminus of Neyland in Pembrokshire as a cleaner, and nearly fifty years later he retired as a British Rail express driver on the then newly-introduced diesels. He tells with humour about his working life with British Rail, and the many unforgettable characters he met, and of grimmer events - of the General Strike. of wartime work with ammunition trains and of the bombing of Swansea. Discover what went on 'Behind the Steam' in ferret-hunting, chapel-going, cockle-gathering, whist-drive playing and much more. An interesting read of a vanished way of life. (Book ref. 7374)  £15.00

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