Forty years of working on the railway has provided the author with an enviable wealth of experiences. He started out selling tickets and climbed up the management ranks to work with such iconic names as The Flying Scotsman, the Orient Express and (sssh!) The Royal Train.
This intriguing book offers unique glimpses into the many milestones of his life as well as the history of Britain's railways. Starting from the swinging sixties, take a look at how the railways tried to manage modernisation whilst keeping one foot firmly in the past, when tickets were still printed on cardboard rectangles, pigeons were still allowed to travel by passenger trains, and station platforms were still lit by oil lamps.
The author shares the gritty reality of working for good old British Rail in the 1970s and '80s, with the old-school managers with huge egos who ran the show, the health and safety nightmares, and then the politics of privatisation and the impact this had on the workers during the 1990s.
From highs, lows and tragedies to featuring on the front page of the Daily Telegraph and meeting a whole procession of colourful characters, this is one memoir you won't forget in a hurry. Written in a friendly and entertaining style, this book recounts a career that is no longer a possibility. So if you have a penchant for history, railways and a well-told life story, make sure you grab your copy of this book today.