About the Author: Benedict le Vay
Ben le Vay
Benedict le Vay says he loves train travel because it’s romantic, fun, comfortable, civilised, sociable, fascinating and doesn’t damage the wonderful places you go to.
To date he has written five books for Bradt (many on the ‘Eccentric Britain ‘ theme) as well as holding down a full-time job as a Fleet Street newspaper sub-editor.
He ascribes his early interest in railways to the fact that his mother grew up on his grandfather’s private train, as the chief inspector of Indian Railways.
Later, as a London schoolboy, he played cricket next to the tracks where the luxury Golden Arrow train to Paris steamed past.
Needless to say he dropped a few catches…
