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Eleven Minutes Late: A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain
£9.99
ENGEL, MATTHEW
Product Details
ISBN: 9780330512374
Author: ENGEL, MATTHEW
Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe. Trains are deeply embedded in the national psyche and folklore—yet it is considered uncool to care about them.
For Matthew Engel, the railway system is the ultimate expression of Britishness. It represents all the nation's ingenuity, incompetence, nostalgia, corruption, humour, capacity for suffering, and even sexual repression. To uncover its mysteries, Engel has travelled the system from Penzance to Thurso, exploring its history and talking to people from politicians to platform staff.
What Matthew Engel Discovers on His Journey:
- The most charmingly bizarre train in Britain
- The most beautiful branch line
- The rudest railwayman
- And—after a quest lasting decades—an Individual Pot of Strawberry Jam
Eleven Minutes Late is both a polemic and a paean, and it is also very funny. Along the way, Engel ('half-John Betjeman, half-Victor Meldrew') brings to life the quirks and contradictions of Britain's railways.
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