PaxVobiscum
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Tonight I picked up a copy of "Crash" (James Broom Lynne) from the Shettleston Station Library (another article here).
I haven't started it yet. Should I just put it back on the shelf because it's so silly it would annoy anyone with the least knowledge of railways in 1973, or is it worth a read?
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OK so I read it.
After the first few pages I thought that this was possibly the worst book that had ever made it in to print, but I persevered. Either I lost all my critical faculties or it picked up slightly but either way I finished it.
It had formulaic but tolerable characterisation but also some interesting comments on commuting and how it affects people's lives which probably are just as relevant today as they were in 1973 when it was first published under the title of "The Commuters".
The technical aspects I found less than convincing. The author appears to think that bi-mode freight locomotives were the norm
I haven't started it yet. Should I just put it back on the shelf because it's so silly it would annoy anyone with the least knowledge of railways in 1973, or is it worth a read?
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OK so I read it.
After the first few pages I thought that this was possibly the worst book that had ever made it in to print, but I persevered. Either I lost all my critical faculties or it picked up slightly but either way I finished it.
It had formulaic but tolerable characterisation but also some interesting comments on commuting and how it affects people's lives which probably are just as relevant today as they were in 1973 when it was first published under the title of "The Commuters".
The technical aspects I found less than convincing. The author appears to think that bi-mode freight locomotives were the norm
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