Publisher’s Synopsis
The Great Eastern Railway rose phoenix- like from the ashes of bankruptcy to become one of the greatest of all passenger carrying lines.   its empire ranged from London and the eastern suburbs, through the gentle agricultural countryside of East Anglia, to the coasts of Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.  Through partnership in lines and cooperation with other railways it reached as far as the Sheffield area.  A succession of Chief Locomotive Superintendents constructed ingenious workhorses for its traction needs.  At one stage it built the most powerful steam locomotive in the World to show that steam could equal the tractive power of electricity.  Finally after the First World War under an American General Manager,  Henry Thornton, the GER operated, out of Liverpool Street Station, the most intensive steam service in the world.  This on the splendid continental and coastal dining car express underline the magnificent ingenuity and energy which had characterised the career of ‘Gods Excellent Railway’.  This collection of over 170 old photographs recalls something of those heady days.
Tempus Publishing Ltd.; 2003, Reprint. Paperback. Compiled by Gain Smith. The Archive Photographs Series. 128 pp. B/w photographs. Very good condition. Pre-owned. ISBN: 0752406396