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OverviewThis is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime’s interest. British railway enthusiasm traces this postwar cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm – train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics – and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain’s now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors. The widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this ground-breaking text becomes a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian CarterPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.649kg ISBN: 9780719065668ISBN 10: 0719065666 Pages: 328 Publication Date: 31 March 2008 Audience: General/trade , Adult education , General , Further / Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock ![]() Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: The Railway Enthusiast's Life-World Chapter 2 The Railway Book (and Magazine) Mania Chapter 3 Associated Life Chapter 4 Train Spotter: The Last Pariah Chapter 5 Preserved Lines: Playing Trains or Running a Business? Chapter 6 Blood on the Tracks Chapter 7 Modelling and Engineering Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of the Toy Train Empire Chapter 9 Standards, Schism and Skill: Exclusive Brethren Chapter 10 A Dying Fall? Bibliography Index -- .ReviewsThis is a magnificent achievement. It is entertaining, erudite, witty, wise, thorough and fascinating. This is a remarkable book about a remarkable phenomenon. Dr Douglas Reid, University of Hull Author InformationIan Carter is Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland -- . Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |