The Railway Age

Michael Robbins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

1998
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-901341-09-6 (ISBN)

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This is a long essay on various aspects of the history of railways, and the effects they have had on the world around them. It is mostly about railways and society in 19th-century Britain, with a rapid sketch of developments in other countries.

Covers the history and development of the railways and the transforming effect which they had on the world. A lively and readable account, peppered with fascinating facts. Written by an authoritative and important figure in the world of railways. -- .

Michael Robbins worked for London Transport from 1939 to 1980, latterly as Board Member and Managing Director (Railways). He is a past president of the Chartered Institute of Transport -- .

Erscheint lt. Verlag	18.6.1998
Verlagsort	Manchester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	213 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Technik
ISBN-10	1-901341-09-7 / 1901341097
ISBN-13	978-1-901341-09-6 / 9781901341096
Zustand	Neuware