{"product_id":"9781526773548","title":"Scotland's Railways in the 1980s and 1990s : A Snapshot in Time","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Green, Peter J \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eScotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 November 2020 by Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd (Pen \u0026amp; Sword Transport) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 200 pages, 350 black and white illustrations \u0026amp; a system map\u003cbr\u003e225 x 286 x 22 | 1226g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1980s and early 1990s, Scotland was an excellent destination for the railway enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe many locomotive hauled trains running through splendid scenery, together with the surviving railway infrastructure and mechanical signalling, provided many fine photographic opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy first railway visit to Scotland was on board The Fair Maid rail tour to Perth, behind Flying Scotsman in 1983\\. The following year, I again travelled to Scotland, this time on the  F \u0026amp; W Railtours The Skirl O' The Pipes 4, to Kyle of Lochalsh and Mallaig, my first visit to the Scottish Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI had previously been travelling abroad for railways, but impressed by what I saw, I decided that I would quickly return to photograph the Scottish railway scene, before it changed too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was the start of a series of visits, each for one or two weeks, between 1984 and June 1991, covering the whole country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a photographic record of the locomotives, trains and infrastructure of the railways of Scotland and the landscapes through which the trains ran, as recorded by my various cameras during the period of my visits.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45982456185091,"sku":"9781526773548","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781526773548.jpg?v=1731423127","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781526773548","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}