To the Sea by Train : The Golden Age of Railway TravelAuthor: Martin, Andrew United Kingdom, Great Britain Published on 31 July 2025 by Profile Books Ltd in the United Kingdom. Hardback 304 pages, Colour plates 144 x 224 x 33 422g 'A feast of anecdotage' Sunday Times 'Andrew Martin is a railway wizard' TelegraphThroughout the twentieth century, the seaside service posters of Britain's railways promised fresh air and frivolity to millions of urban dwellers with the phrase: 'To the sea by train'. A staple

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