{"product_id":"british-railway-enthusiasm-9780719065675","title":"British Railway Enthusiasm","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ian Carter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in paperback, this is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the post-war train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime's interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBritish railway enthusiasm traces this post-war cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm - train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics - and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this groundbreaking text remains a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46488594022551,"sku":"9780719065675","price":2834.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780719065675.jpg?v=1766338704","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/british-railway-enthusiasm-9780719065675","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}