"From the grouping of the Big Four in 1923 to nationalisation in 1947, there was a short-lived yet sweeping transformation in railway architecture, from ornate Neo-Classical designs to the bold new forms of Streamline Modernism. As the authors, Philip Butler and Daniel Wright, note, while Charles Holden's London Underground stations have been widely documented and are celebrated as Art Deco design classics, mainline stations from the same period have never been recognised in the same way."
"Compiled into four distinct aesthetic approaches, transport writer Daniel Wright catalogues each of the surviving stations alongside contemporary images of the most significant examples from architectural photographer Philip Butler. The book, Trackside Transformation, willl be published as a 216-page hardback, and there is a pre-order crowdfunder here. It will be a limited run of 1,000 copies."
From the grouping of the Big Four in 1923 to nationalisation in 1947, railway architecture underwent a short-lived yet sweeping transformation from ornate Neo‑Classical designs to bold Streamline Modernism. Charles Holden's London Underground stations are widely documented and celebrated as Art Deco classics, while contemporary mainline stations lacked equivalent recognition. Surviving mainline stations are compiled into four distinct aesthetic approaches and catalogued alongside contemporary photography of the most significant examples. The compilation is presented as a 216-page hardback titled Trackside Transformation, available via a pre-order crowdfunder. The edition will be a limited run of 1,000 copies.
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