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Post by railtechnician on Mar 10, 2017 23:38:52 GMT
I had to visit the hospital and the bank in Lincoln earlier today and as I used the bus service and my Lincolnshire bus pass I had some time to kill before the return journey on the 'every two hour' service. As usual I had a look around some favorite stores and then popped into The Works to see if there was anything new of interest to me. Lo and behold a book on the Quintinshill disaster, the cover up and the miscarriage of justice for the two signalmen blamed for the worst rail crash in UK railway history. It is selling for £5 and I know I will enjoy reading it, having only had time so far to read the preamble which sets the scene at the time in terms of WW1, politics and the railway practices in force.
I have seen various TV programmes on the disaster over the years but I have a feeling that the book brings to light new evidence. The book was originally published in 2013 although I have never come across it before, the copy on sale is a 2015 reprint so it may not be new to anyone reading LTF but I still think mit worth the mention.
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Post by herbie on Mar 11, 2017 11:01:14 GMT
I had to visit the hospital and the bank in Lincoln earlier today and as I used the bus service and my Lincolnshire bus pass I had some time to kill before the return journey on the 'every two hour' service. As usual I had a look around some favorite stores and then popped into The Works to see if there was anything new of interest to me. Lo and behold a book on the Quintinshill disaster, the cover up and the miscarriage of justice for the two signalmen blamed for the worst rail crash in UK railway history. It is selling for £5 and I know I will enjoy reading it, having only had time so far to read the preamble which sets the scene at the time in terms of WW1, politics and the railway practices in force. I have seen various TV programmes on the disaster over the years but I have a feeling that the book brings to light new evidence. The book was originally published in 2013 although I have never come across it before, the copy on sale is a 2015 reprint so it may not be new to anyone reading LTF but I still think mit worth the mention. What was the title please. |
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Post by railtechnician on Mar 11, 2017 15:26:22 GMT
I had to visit the hospital and the bank in Lincoln earlier today and as I used the bus service and my Lincolnshire bus pass I had some time to kill before the return journey on the 'every two hour' service. As usual I had a look around some favorite stores and then popped into The Works to see if there was anything new of interest to me. Lo and behold a book on the Quintinshill disaster, the cover up and the miscarriage of justice for the two signalmen blamed for the worst rail crash in UK railway history. It is selling for £5 and I know I will enjoy reading it, having only had time so far to read the preamble which sets the scene at the time in terms of WW1, politics and the railway practices in force. I have seen various TV programmes on the disaster over the years but I have a feeling that the book brings to light new evidence. The book was originally published in 2013 although I have never come across it before, the copy on sale is a 2015 reprint so it may not be new to anyone reading LTF but I still think mit worth the mention. What was the title please. I apologise for not mentioning the title, the book is titled "The Quintinshill Conspiracy". |
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Post by herbie on Mar 11, 2017 16:54:51 GMT
Thanks
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Post by Nortube on Mar 17, 2017 10:52:05 GMT
I had a look in my local Works the other day and couldn't see it - I should have asked! I'll do that next time I'm near there. I assume that it's a paperback? What was the price?
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Post by dave1 on Mar 17, 2017 14:23:15 GMT
The cost was a Lady Godiva.
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Post by herbie on Mar 17, 2017 14:28:34 GMT
Several second hand copies available from abebooks.co.uk
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Post by railtechnician on Mar 18, 2017 5:51:26 GMT
I had a look in my local Works the other day and couldn't see it - I should have asked! I'll do that next time I'm near there. I assume that it's a paperback? What was the price? It is a fascinating account, I still have 40% (about 100 pages) left to read. It is paperback but apparently there was a hardback which The Works knocked down to £2.50 as here! |
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