Author: Searle, Muriel V.:
Title: Down The Line To Southend: A Pictorial History Of London's Holiday Line.
Description: Tunbridge Wells Kent, The Baton Press Ltd, 1984 Oversized H/B maroon cloth bds with gilt lettering to spine, Fine, unclipped d/w, Fine, contents fine and tight with many b/w illustrations. The story of this geographically self-contained railway is followed from the days of Royal Southend through to the present. It concentrates on the human, social and historical aspects of the line and the people it has served for over a century. The author draws on local archives and individual memories to give life to the dates and facts.

Keywords: railway London Southend holiday line history stations Tilbury Tanks engines trains Thundersley Shoeburyness explosion memoir memories World wars 0859362434