Rails Across the Harbour – Folkestone and its Branch Line there were soon proposals to

there were soon proposals to link Edinburgh

seventies and eighties to the introduction of new purpose-built tonnage at the turn of the century

Scotland’s first ‘inter-city’ route of 44½ miles was opened by the Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway Company to Haymarket in 1842

The book is richly illustrated with over 230 photos from the collections of the authors and European correspondents from Ferry & Cruise Review

Southern Ferries

Rails Across the Harbour – Folkestone and its Branch Line there were soon proposals toFew visitors who today walk along the quiet platforms at Folkestone Harbour station, or venture further out to the lighthouse, can have any idea of how the entire area once functioned as a vital link with the Continent and a cohesive commercial operation. Rails across the Harbour tells the story of the Folkestone Harbour branch railway, its station and pier while also exploring the engines, trains and cross Channel ships with which it was associated