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Michael Williams:
author & journalistMichael is a journalist, academic and author – writing, blogging and broadcasting on railways and the media. He is also a travel writer, having covered the world for a variety of publications. Read more…
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The Trains
Now DepartedMichael Williams’s newest book The Trains Now Departed: Sixteen Excursions into the Lost Delights of Britain’s Railways is published in May 2015. Find out about Michael’s other books, including ‘On the Slow Train’, ‘On the Slow Train Again’ and ‘Steaming to Victory’.
About Michael:
Michael is a journalist, academic and author – writing, blogging and broadcasting on railways and the media. He is also a travel writer, having covered the world for a variety of publications. Read more…
Is this the finest steam train ride in the world?
My article on Germany's Harz Railway, from Telegraph Travel, September 3 2016: IMAGINE you could create your ultimate fantasy train set. For me (and I suspect possibly you) it would be a network of quaint branch lines passing through some remote, timeless and beautiful landscape. The little wayside stations would be immaculate and the regular train service would run on time every day of the year. The engines would, naturally, be steam-powered and polished to a tee – just like the ...more
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