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LET SMOKE MAKE STEAM

Name of Author: 
Bernard Holden
Rating: 
4
Average: 4 (1 vote)
Category: 
Railway History
Blurb of Book: 
Bernard Holden, the author and a railwayman, went on to become a founder member of the Bluebell Railway in England, breathing steam back into the lines of Sussex....
Name of Publisher: 
RGA Ltd., 27 Brunswick Street West, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 1EL, UK
Edition of the Book: 
First
Print Year: 
2004
Print Location: 
UK
Where to buy: 
Bluebell Railway, UK

The reminiscences of a railway professional who managed railways in the United Kingdom before the 2nd World War and then was deputed to India during the War on military service.  Intersting description of the railway operation in Bengal and Assam  in the 1940s and the railways'  challenges and contribution to the war effort in the hill sections in the north east of the country open up a new dimension of India's railway history.  Of special interest is the operations of the Beyer Garratt locos over Assam Bengal Railway.