Chasing the Flying Snail

Anthony Burges

ISBN 10: 1904242510 / ISBN 13: 9781904242512

Published by Colourpoint Creative Ltd, GB, 2005

About this Item

In the 1950s, the railways operated by Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) were more like a working museum rather than a state-owned railway. The vintage coaches and life-expired locomotives were part of the charm of the Irish system and attracted numerous railway enthusiasts. Tony Burges visited many parts of the network during trips in 1953 and 1957, and captured CIE operations at locations such as Rosslare, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Tralee, Dromod, Portarlington and Dublin. He not only photographed the rolling stock but also the stations, many of which have long since disappeared or been converted to other uses. This book, the first in the new series, contains 54 high-quality black and white photographs, all reproduced at 8 inches (200mm) wide.

Seller Inventory # LU-9781904242512

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chasing the Flying Snail
• Publisher: Colourpoint Creative Ltd, GB
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904242510
• ISBN 13: 9781904242512
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Tony Burges visited many parts of the network during trips in 1953 and 1957, and captured Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) operations at locations such as Rosslare, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Tralee, Dromod, Portarlington and Dublin. He photographed the rolling stock, and also the stations. This book contains 54 high-quality black and white photographs.

About the Author

Although English by birth Tony Burges has Irish family connections; his grandfather was from Tralee. He was very active as photographer of UK & Irish branch line railways in the period 1951 - 1959. He studied transportation at graduate school at Northwestern University, Chicago and photographed railways extensively in the United States. He later worked for the Canadian government as Transport Policy Advisor, Dept of Finance and Director General, Grain Transportation and Handling. He is now semi retired and devoting time to writing railway books.