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Speaking of Trains is a selection of stories centred on train travel. The book also includes snippets of history and little-known facts about the places visited. In addition to that, a subtle theme of humour and self-deprecation runs through the book. Jim Nicholls entertains his readers with his observations of everyday life in far off places. The following is from one of his train journeys - this one through India: Night falls quickly. Beyond my window, in the gloom, I see a group of men - their backs to us -squatting along a parallel length of railway track, not unlike crows on a fence. It takes a little while to realise what they were doing. Attending to their evening ablutions before going to bed, this mob is lined up in a row, enjoying a communal crap! Other stories include battling a typhoon in Vietnam, taking the Pride of Africa across southern Africa, riding a train to Tibet, and a wintery trip to Hudson Bay in Canada. None of your average, glowing descriptions her, this book tells it like it is and should entertain anyone interested in travelling to distant places. Buy a ticket, book a seat and come aboard.

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Jim Nicholls was born in Cootamundra NSW where, as a young boy his fascination with all things railway began.After a 21-year-stint in the Royal Australian Air Force, he moved with his family to Laidley in Queensland where he took up a position in the Administration Department of the nearby Queensland Agricultural College.Turning his hand to writing, he served as the long-time country correspondent for the major regional newspaper The Queensland Times. For many years he was also the chief reporter for the Laidley-based Valley Weekender.He has travelled the world in search of adventure and train travel, producing stories from the Trans-Siberian Railway, USA, UK, South America, Africa, China, Tibet, India, Myanmar, Ukraine and South-East Asia. And, of course his home country of Australia. He is the author of several popular books, and has had his many history and travel stories featured in a variety of publications.In 2003 his literary efforts were recognised with the Laidley Shire Council's award of their Australia Day Cultural Medal.Prior to retirement, and the corona virus shutdowns, he enjoyed visiting distant places and writing about them on his return.

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