Maggs's Railway Curiosities

How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails?
Why don't locomotive boilers explode?
What is a slip coach?
What are the wrong kind of leaves on the track?
At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree?
Why are railway tracks laid on small stones?
How can a railway wagon be moved when no locomotive is available?
Why was it it so difficult to purchase a railway ticket at Crewe?

Colin Maggs, Britain's leading railway historian and author of over one hundred books on the subject, has assembled a truly fascinating collection of quirky facts, unbelievable stories and staggering statistics about Britain's glorious railways from their earliest origins to the present day.