A vivid and engaging account of the history of one of London's most iconic stations, together with the grand central railway and hotel that developed around it. In its early years-when the station comprised only four platforms-it enjoyed ...See moreA vivid and engaging account of the history of one of London's most iconic stations, together with the grand central railway and hotel that developed around it. In its early years-when the station comprised only four platforms-it enjoyed true halcyon days, regularly visited by some of the most illustrious steam locomotives of the era, creating an atmosphere that defined a golden age of railway travel.
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