The first book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. The postwar train spotting craze swept most boys (and some girls, despite railways being coded as a male business) into a passion for railways. These people invigorated different sectors in railway enthusiasm's life world - from railway modelling to Britain's huge preserved railway industry. -- .
By:
Ian Carter Series edited by:
Jeffrey Richards Other:
Rebecca Mortimer Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 467g ISBN:9780719065675 ISBN 10: 0719065674 Series:Studies in Popular Culture Pages: 332 Publication Date:31 July 2014 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: The railway enthusiast’s life-world 2. The railway book (and magazine) mania 3. Associated life 4. Train spotter: the last pariah 5. Preserved lines: playing trains or running a business? 6. Blood on the tracks 7. Modelling and engineering 8. The rise and fall of the toy train empire 9. Standards, schism and skill: exclusive brethren 10. A dying fall? Bibliography Index -- .
Ian Carter is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland