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    SHIPS LIBRARY

    Feb 26, 2021 3 minutes

    book of the month

    Boat Trains The English Channel & Ocean Liner Specials – History, Development and Operation

    Martyn Pring

    Published by Pen & Sword Transport, 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, pen-and-sword.co.uk; email enquiries@pen-and-sword.co.uk; 384 pages, hardback; price £35.

    In many ways this book, featuring the evolution of cross-Channel boat trains and the many dedicated services responsible for moving international passengers to and from transatlantic steamers, deals with an extension of luxury rail travel. But that is not the

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