In Railway Enthusiasm in Twenty-First Century Britain author, Joseph Rogers, has produced a fascinating insight into rail enthusiasm in modern Britain.
Enthusiasm for Britain’s railways has never been more popular, and while many associate it with an older generation reliving the days of steam operation, railway hobbies in whatever guise do have a well-established fanbase among younger people. Interests are wide ranging from steam trains through to modern engines; varying in size - broad gauge, standard gauge, narrow gauge, miniature or model railways; freight, industrial and overseas; watching, travelling on, or photographing trains; the current day or heritage scene.
As a child in the 1990s the author was exposed to railways and since the turn of the millennium has brought that enthusiasm into his career, having worked with the railway hobby for over a decade. In this title, he looks at the charms and challenges that the hobby embraces and faces, as well as the many different directions that railway enthusiasts take it in.
Well-illustrated throughout, with the majority of the photographs not having been previously published, this book sheds light on a hobby that’s seen fame, fortune and failure over the last 100 years.
137 colour and 5 black & white photographs. 96 pages.