Release year: 2019
Pages: 400
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (DK)
ISBN: 0241379733
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What people are saying..
I simply loved this book.
- - Graham Chidwick
I’ve never considered myself interested in trains – I travel on them, and don’t think much more about them than that – but this is an absolutely fascinating little book that tells the story of trains right through from the earliest ones when they were first invented, through to almost the present day. It’s fascinating to see how they have changed over the years, and particularly to read about some of the characters who were involved in developing them in the early days.
The book contains a good number of illustrations; sadly, being a standard-sized paperback, these aren’t as impressive as they would have been in a glossy hardback (I believe the book has previously been published in this format, which would explain why the text in this paperback version is quite small), but it’s still an interesting and informative read for anyone who likes trains, and for anyone who didn’t previously realise that they like trains. Four stars.
- - ArtichokesForAll (Amazon)
A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy.
From the earliest steam engine to the high-speed bullet trains of today, A Short History of the Railway reveals the hidden stories of railway history across the world – the inspired engineering; the blood, sweat, and tears that went into the construction of the tracks; the ground-breaking innovations behind the trains that traveled along with them; and the triumphs and tragedies of the people who made the railway what it is. Chart the history of the Trans-Siberian railway, the Orient Express, and Maglev trains and the impact of world events on the development of trains and the railway.
Explore the pioneering railway lines that crossed continents, the key trains of each era, and the locomotives that changed the world. A riveting narrative packed with photographs, diagrams, and maps to illustrate and illuminate, this is the biography of the machines that carried us into the modern era.
What people are saying..
I simply loved this book.
- - Graham Chidwick
I’ve never considered myself interested in trains – I travel on them, and don’t think much more about them than that – but this is an absolutely fascinating little book that tells the story of trains right through from the earliest ones when they were first invented, through to almost the present day. It’s fascinating to see how they have changed over the years, and particularly to read about some of the characters who were involved in developing them in the early days.
The book contains a good number of illustrations; sadly, being a standard-sized paperback, these aren’t as impressive as they would have been in a glossy hardback (I believe the book has previously been published in this format, which would explain why the text in this paperback version is quite small), but it’s still an interesting and informative read for anyone who likes trains, and for anyone who didn’t previously realise that they like trains. Four stars.
- - ArtichokesForAll (Amazon)