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100 1 Widdowson, Keith,|d1947-|eauthor.
245 10 Confessions of A Steam-Age Ferroequinologist :|bJourneys
on BR's London Midland Region /|cKeith Widdowson.
264 1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bThe History Press,
|c[2019]
264 4 |c©2019
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520 ferroequinologist (noun) Someone who studies the 'Iron
Horse' (i.e. trains and locomotives).From the Latin ferrus
'iron' and equine 'horse' + -logistAs the British steam
era drew to a close, a young Keith Widdowson set out to
travel on as many steam-hauled trains as possible -
documenting each journey in his notebooks. In Confessions
of a Steam Age Ferroequinologist, he cracks these books
open and blows off the dust.His self-imposed mission, that
of riding behind as many Iron Horses as possible prior to
their premature annihilation, led to hours of nocturnal
travels, extended periods of inactivity in station waiting
rooms, missed connections and fatigue. However, any
downsides of his quest were compensated by the camaraderie
found amongst a group of like-minded colleagues who
congregated on such trains. This is a book that no self-
respecting ferroequinologist should be without.
588 0 Print version record.
600 10 Widdowson, Keith,|d1947-|xTravel|zGreat Britain.
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650 0 Steam locomotives|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y20th century
|vPictorial works.
650 0 Steam locomotives|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y20th century.
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