A concise history of the holiday trains that have served Britain’s railways. Looks at how people have used the railways to go on holiday and how the holiday train developed to its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s. Covers subjects such as excursion trains, day trips and trains to seaside resorts, as well as looking at using the railway to reach overseas destinations. Illustrated with colour and black & white photographs and reproduced advertising material. 64 pages.