Amazing & Extraordinary Railway Facts
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2007
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-2582-7 (ISBN)
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-0-7153-2582-7 (ISBN)
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A collection of British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. It includes lists of longest tunnels, widest bridges and powerful locomotives. It looks at the dismal failure of Brunel's atmospheric railway in South Devon.
This is a collection of fascinating and diverse British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such as Harry Potter. In addition to the fascinating lists of longest tunnels, widest bridges and most powerful locomotives, ponder the dismal failure of Brunel's atmospheric railway in South Devon, before reading the rags-to riches tale of Frank Hornby. From the sublime to the ridiculous and the euphoric to the poignant, every railway enthusiast is catered for.
This is a collection of fascinating and diverse British railway facts and stories to read in any spare moment. Travel back to the age of steam and discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive before becoming up-to-date with railways in films, such as Harry Potter. In addition to the fascinating lists of longest tunnels, widest bridges and most powerful locomotives, ponder the dismal failure of Brunel's atmospheric railway in South Devon, before reading the rags-to riches tale of Frank Hornby. From the sublime to the ridiculous and the euphoric to the poignant, every railway enthusiast is catered for.
Julian Holland is passionate about railways and has expressed this as a photographer, author and creative book director. As a photographer, his work recently appeared in the successful Branch Line Britain, Along Country Lines and Tickets Please! (all David & Charles). Julian lives in Somerset.
Introduction; Famous locomotive engineers; Island railways; Railway poetry; The story of Welsh narrow gauge railways; Royal trains; The joy of trainspotting; The last main line; Warships and Westerns; Battle of the gauges; Famous locomotive designers and many more...
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 26.10.2007 |
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Reihe/Serie | Amazing and Extraordinary Facts |
Verlagsort | Newton Abbot |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 15 x 178 mm |
Gewicht | 221 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7153-2582-5 / 0715325825 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7153-2582-7 / 9780715325827 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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