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In the heroic days of rail travel, you could dine on kippers and champagne aboard the Brighton Belle; smoke a post-prandial cigar on the Golden Arrow, or be shaved by the Flying Scotsman's on-board barber. Everyone aspired to ride them. In Belles and Whistles, Andrew Martin recreates these famous train journeys by travelling aboard their nearest modern day equivalents. Sometimes their names have survived, even if only as a footnote on a timetable leaflet, but what has usually - if not always - disappeared is the extravagance and luxury. As Martin explains how we got from there to here, evocations of the Golden Age contrast with the starker modern reality.
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Professional reviews
"Belles and Whistles combines humour, historical anecdote and reportage from the present and romantic evocations of the past. ‘Martin is entertaining company, alive to the history of his route ... leaves you with renewed confidence that trains can still be the most civilised way to travel.’ ORLANDO BIRD ‘A bittersweet journey of contrasts between romance and reality. Martin's wry, witty commentary punches more than just tickets.’ IAIN FINLAYSON"
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