Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations

Masterly, perhaps a masterpiece

Independent Books of the Year

Every house in England should have a copy of this book

Auberon Waugh, Literary Review Book of the Century

Jenkins is, like all good guides, more than simply informative: he can be courteous and rude, nostalgic and funny, elegant, convincing and relaxed

Adam Nicolson, Evening Standard

Any passably cultured inhabitant of the British Isles should ask for, say, three or four copies of this book

Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

Full of stand-out facts . . . absolutely fascinating

Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 2

Full of the good judgements one might hope for from such a sensible and readable commentator, and they alone are worth perusing for pleasure and food for thought

Michael Wood, New Statesman