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British Steam

By: Clive Groome, Go Entertain
Narrated by: Mark Stenhouse
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Summary

Listeners will be taken on a marvelous journey of discovery as author and engineman Clive Groome delves into the past and present of Britain's rich railway heritage. Each of the regions are described, from the conception of their rail network to the locomotives that ran on them, followed by a look at the region's preserved. Interspersed throughout are special profiles on some of the most notable locomotives ever built with in-depth discussion on their design and performance.

©2015 Go Entertain (P)2016 Go Entertain
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  • Categories: History
Great Britain 19th Century
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Great book read by computer voice

Spoilt by gross miss pronunciation. Ralway, DErby, lufboro, Bullide & many more. Annoying and grates on the ear!!!!

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Great audiobook but with strange pronounciation!!

A good listen, but the narrator needs read a dictionary!!!....he uses some VERY strange pronounciation on certain words..for instance Keighley becomes "Key-ley" and Derby becomes " Dur-bey"....very annoying!!.

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