{"product_id":"9781526713247","title":"Luxury Railway Travel : A Social and Business History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Pring, Martyn, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 30\/10\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 368 pages, 60 colour illustrations \u0026amp; 10 maps,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Transport,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Pen \u0026amp; Sword Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: United Kingdom, Great Britain, Trains \u0026amp; railways: general interest\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781526713247\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish luxury rail travel was not just the domain of the Pullman Company. In fact, they were far from the only providers as railway companies in Britain were extremely active from late Victorian times competing for leisure business.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Various railway operators were at the forefront of deluxe rail travel services across pre-grouping, Big Four and BR eras when first-class travel was increasingly adapted for the needs of the business community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecently Britain's railway heritage has been responsible for kick-starting a modern tourist spectacle as specialist operators run luxury day excursion, sleeping-car and fine-dining trains. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMartyn Pring has carried out considerable research tracing the evolution of British luxury train travel weaving railway, social and travel history threads around a number of Britain's mainline routes traditionally associated with glamorous trains. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawing on contemporary coverage, he chronicles the luxury products and services shaped by railway companies and hospitality businesses for Britain's burgeoning upper and middle-classes and wealthy overseas visitors, particularly Americans, who demanded more civilised and comfortable rail travel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy Edwardian times, a pleasure-palace industry emerged as entrepreneurs, hotel proprietors, local authorities and railway companies all collaborated developing upscale destinations, building civic amenities, creating sightseeing and leisure pursuits and in place-making initiatives to attract prosperous patrons. Luxury named trains delivered sophisticated and fashionable settings encouraging a golden age of civilised business and leisure travel. Harkening back to the inter-war years, modern luxury train operators now redefine and capture the allure and excitement of dining and train travel experiences.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022085292185,"sku":"9781526713247","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781526713247.jpg?v=1602539100","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781526713247","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}