Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World
A celebration of the Passenger Journeys that Time Has Erased
by Anthony Lambert
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Pub Date Nov 13 2018 | Archive Date Jan 16 2019
Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion Publishing | White Lion Publishing
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Description
From the great cathedral-like railways stations of the steam age to obscure lines built through spectacular landscapes to open up countries before the advent of motorised road transport, this book is a celebration of our forgotten railway heritage the routes that have been lost to the sands of time.
Through stunning images, this book evokes the romance and drama of these journeys, taking the reader as close as they can possibly get to this lost world of dining cars, sleeping cars, station porters, and international rail travel.
Organised by continent, all of these routes have stories to tell and the lost journeys are captured in the old postcards and posters that accompany photographs drawn from collections and archives across the world.
Marketing Plan
Key Selling Points: Features stunning imagery, including maps, vintage tickets, luggage labels, and posters. Builds on the success of Aurum's existing heritage and rail titles. Huge international appeal as the book will feature railways from around Europe, the US and Australia. Appeals to romantic regional travelers, railway museums, train-spotters
Key Campaign Activity: Send ARCs to long-lead publications Pitches to Railroad and Travel enthusiasts
Marketing: Goodreads giveaway around publication date
Publicity / Media:
Long-lead Publications: Business Insider, Country Living (Kelly O’Sullivan), Business Traveler, Travel + Leisure, The Globe and Mail, BBC News – New York Bureau, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler
Consumers: Metro Magazine Online, Passenger Train Journal, Mother Nature Network (Matt Hickman), BootsnAll, Cruise Maven, Trains Online, Pocket List, Railroad Week in Review, Trains Magazine, BMWED Journal, Railway Age, Signalman’s Journal, Private Varnish, Progressive Railroading, Garden Railways, Railfan Canada, Classic Trains Magazine, Railpace Newsmagazine, Trains & Railroads of the Past, Pathfinders Travel Magazine, Trains
Freelancers: Donna Heiderstadt, Everett Potter, Dori Saltzman, Wendy Connett, Ginger Dingus, Michael Algar, Karl Zimmerman, Sienna Fantozzi
Bloggers: Travel With Sara, The Night Train, Pass The Salt, Finding The Universe, American By Rail Blog, Train of Thought, Traveling Book Junkie
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781781317471 |
| PRICE | $35.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 208 |
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