Platform Souls: The Trainspotter as 21st-century Hero ~ Nicholas Whittaker
London: Icon Books‚ 2015‚ Hardback in Dust Wrapper.

CONDITION NOTES

Near Fine — in Near Fine Dustwrapper.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Includes: Black & white photographs; Glossary;

From the cover: “Nicholas Whittaker’s much loved classic recollects the long sunny days of his childhood when‚ notepad in hand‚ jam sandwiches in the duffel bag‚ he happily spent his time jotting down train numbers during the Indian summer of steam and the heyday of diesel.

Whittaker returns to his roots in this updated edition‚ casting a sceptical eye over recent developments‚ catching up with old acquaintances and considering the toll that half a century of ridicule and a couple of decades of privatisation have wrought upon his beloved pastime.

As…

  • 8¾” x 5½”
  • (xxvi) 294 pages.
  • ISBN: 978-1-8483-1989-9
  • Dustwrapper over Green boards‚ with Gilt titling to the Spine.
  • Packed Weight: 1.30 Kg.



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