ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MY THANKS TO Rajendra Aklekar for showing me Mumbai’s stations and helping in many other ways, including reading the draft; Bernard Gambrill and Peter Lewis for reading the draft; Rupert Brennan Brown (once); Ian Kerr; Ram Chandra Acharya; David Elworthy; Roy Denison; and James Nightingale at Atlantic Books, my faithful publishers. A special thanks to Paul Waters at the British Overseas Railways Historical Trust (which, incidentally, needs bigger premises) for allowing me to use the library extensively and opening it up for me several times. And of course to my partner, Deborah Maby, who makes the lonely days writing worthwhile. Apologies to anyone left out and of course all errors are my responsibility. If you find any mistakes or blatant omissions, do not hesitate to contact me via my website, www.christianwolmar.co.uk, and do follow me on Twitter @christianwolmar

Christian Wolmar

April 2017