This was my 46th and last book finished in 2024.

I had high hopes for this book, being an avid railway "fan". The early history of engines and the railway were informative and well-written, but the book quickly descended into steam railway disaster tales... One after the other, after the other, after the other...

I feel like a lot was missed out - nothing whatsoever about canals or the Beeching axe, or modern trains / railways? And it was dotted with random "fake adverts" which was just used as filler. 

Slightly disappointed.