Steam in the Blood

A Railwayman's Journey 1941-1982

R H N Hardy

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Crecy Publishing
30 April 2022

Steam engines; Trains & railways: general interest

Unlike many of his fellow managers, Dick was a rail enthusiast at heart and never lost his passion for locomotives and their crews. He considered himself first and foremost a 'people person' and estimated he had worked during his career with more than 25,000 men and women, many of whom became close friends and remained so for many years afterwards. After retirement in 1982, he made a major contribution to the continuance of main line steam train operations across the network.

This book is a welcome reissue of two of his autobiographical volumes outlining aspects of his illustrious railway career, Steam in the Blood and Railways in the Blood.

These have been out of print for some years and their reissue in this competitively priced paperback edition, will bring the life and times of this remarkable railwayman to the attention of a new audience.

By: R H N Hardy
Imprint: Crecy Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781800351455
ISBN 10: 1800351453
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 30 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Until his death in 2018 at the age of 94, Richard Hardy was one of the last remaining professional links with the 'Big Four' and a railwayman who commanded as much respect in the preservation era as he did during his illustrious career with the LNER and British Railways. He joined the LNER in January 1941 as a Premium Apprentice and worked his way from there to Divisional Manager level in British Railways 40 years later. He made a meteoric rise through the rail industry's hierarchy, becoming a shedmaster at the astonishingly young age of 22 and running five major depots before he was 35. These included Woodford Halse, Stratford and Stewarts Lane. He was then responsible for overseeing the changeover from steam to modern traction on the busy Stratford district of the Eastern Region.