Julian Angus Holland (born 1946) is an English author and artist. He grew up in

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, England and fell in love with the

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at a young age. He regularly enjoyed

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. Upon leaving school, Holland trained as a

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at Hornsey College of Art. He worked as a designer and an art director for a number of London-based publishing houses. He is a prolific author of works on railways and railway history, as well as on the smaller islands of the

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Select bibliography

* The mysterious universe (c1979) * Water under the bridge (1998) * The concise history encyclopedia (1999) * Lands of the Southern Cross (c1971) * Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts (David & Charles, 2008) * Discovering Britain's Little Trains (AA Publishing, 2008) * Great Railways of the World (AA Publishing, 2008) * The Lost Joy of Railways (David & Charles, 2009) * Discovering Scotland's Lost Railways (Waverley Books, 2009) * More Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts (David & Charles, 2010) * Discovering Scotland's Lost Local Lines (Waverley Books, 2010) * The Lost Lines of Britain (AA Publishing, 2010) * Steaming Across Britain (AA Publishing, 2011) * Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Trains & Railways (David & Charles, 2011) * Mapping the Railways; with David Spaven (Times Books, 2011) * Railway Days Out (AA Publishing, 2012) * Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Steam Age (David & Charles, 2012) * Britain's Scenic Railways (Times Books, 2012) * Dr Beeching: 50 Years On (David & Charles, 2013) * An A-Z of Famous Express Trains (David & Charles, 2013) * Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (Times Books, 2013) * Railway Day Trips (Collins, 2014) * Great Railway Journeys of the World (Times Books, 2014) * History of Britain's Railways (Times Books, 2015) * Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Railways (Rydon Publishing, 2015) * Lost Railway Walks (Collins, 2016) * All Aboard (The Times) (Harper Collins, 2021)

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