Railway, Paperback

Thirty years after the epic journey chronicled in his classic work The Great Railway Bazaar, the world's most acclaimed travel writer re-creates hi...

Passengers were locked into carriages and often tried to acquire keys to the doors. Travelling in second and third class was much more dangerous th...

Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail. 'I can think of few b...

'Charles McKean's account of the lobbying, wrangling and financial crisis during the construction is as compelling as his account of the courtroom ...

The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Mi...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): John R. StevensIllustration(s): 164 illustrations including mapsNumber of pages: 152Publication date: 2014...

Publisher: Kestrel Railway BooksAuthor(s): David LarkinIllustration(s): illNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 272 x 215 x 7Cover ...

An unparalleled account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united Ameri...

Reducere. The Fairmont Motor Car owes its existence to a tired railway section hand named Fred Mahlman Sr. Exhausted by daily trips using a handcar, Mahlman ...

Reducere. This lavishly illustrated story of technology, people, and commerce describes the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway's hauling of vast amounts of co...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

1861. It is Halloween and the special train steaming across the Lake District is renowned for its supernatural incidents. A fire and a disappearanc...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): Stuart RankinIllustration(s): 186 illustrationsNumber of pages: 304Collection: Oakwood Library of Railway ...

Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): Anthony James RobinsonIllustration(s): 138 illustrationsNumber of pages: 184Collection: Reminiscence Serie...

Examines the railway 'control interface' between the driver on his footplate and the signalling systems designed to ensure the safety of him and hi...

Tells the story of the Cardiff Railway, a 6.5 mile branch to the docks opened in 1909 and that of the docks during the Second World War, when the b...

An eye-opening illustrated review in words and pictures of the transition from steam to diesel during the 1950s and 60s as experienced by former Br...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The 1876 accident at Ashtabula had all the elements of a classic tragedy: cold, snowy weather that lent eeriness to the dark of night; height, as i...

Sleep no morePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): L T C RoltNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 203 x 142 x 13Cover type: P...

Showcasing the changing scene of locomotive power across the former LNER territories from Newcastle to North LondonPublisher: The History Press Ltd...

She's also eligible to be evacuated but could she leave Bob - and Gran - behind?Being a railway girl isn't always easy but together they can overco...

Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell, Daisy Styles and Margaret Dickinson. ___________________Manchester, 1941Christmas is the season for family and fr...

An exceptional and unique personal account of brutal Japanese captivity and heart-rending comradeship by a natural storyteller.Publisher: Pen & Swo...