A History of the East Coast Main Line Robin Jones paperback

Name: A History of the East Coast Main Line Robin Jones paperback
Brand: The Crowood Press Ltd

The Crowood Press Ltd

A History of the East Coast Main Line\nby Robin Jones\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Robin Jones\nTitle: A History of the East Coast Main Line\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Trains and railways: general interest\nPublisher: The Crowood Press Ltd\nPublication year: 2017\nISBN-13: 9781785002861\nISBN-10: 1785002864\nRRP: \u00A325.00\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nSince the mid-nineteenth century the East Coast Main Line has been one of the major routes from London to northern England and to Scotland. It has seen some of the greatest achievements in the railways, most notably the 'Flying Scotsman' becoming, in 1934, the first locomotive in the world to exceed 100mph and the 'Mallard' in 1938 claiming the as-yet-unbroken world speed record for steam locomotives of 126mph..