What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track?

At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree?

How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails?

Why don’t locomotive boilers explode?

What is a slip coach?

How can a railway wagon be moved without a locomotive?

Colin Maggs is one of Britain’s leading railway historians and in 1993 was awarded the MBE for services to railway history. The author of over one hundred books on the subject, he has assembled a truly fascinating collection of quirky facts, unbelievable stories and staggering statistics about Britain’s glorious railways from their earliest origins to the present day.

• The perfect gift for the railway enthusiast.
• Fabulously illustrated with over 100 illustrations.
• Reviews in the railway press to include STEAM RAILWAY and THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE.
• Interest in the history of steam railways has never been more intense, note  the phenomenal success of the BBC TV series, GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS presented by Michael Portillo.
• Author a recognized authority and his last book, A HISTORY OF THE GWR, well received: 'Comprehensive and full of charming anecdotes’ CHRISTIAN WOLMAR.
• Subject of the book is relevant to several visitor attractions including THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, York, STEAM: THE MUSEUM OF THE GWR, Swindon, and the SCIENCE MUSEUM, London.