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Taking the Train

Two Centuries of Railway Travel

Af: Anthony Burton
Kategori: Cars/bikes
Kategori nr.: 9270
Varenr.: 3372488
| Stregkode: 9781399036702
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The book looks at rail travel from the passenger’s point of view, beginning when a coach drawn by horses, rumbled down the newly laid tracks linking Swansea to Mumbles in 1807 and takes the reader right up to the present day. It was not long after that first service opened in Wales that the first steam passenger trains began to operate. The story broadens out from the first inter-city line connecting Liverpool to Manchester to spread first around Britain and eventually spread across the world. The book paints vivid pictures of how travel seemed to passengers in different countries, drawing on many first-hand accounts. The early days offered little in comfort – third class passengers had to make do with carriages that were simply open trucks. Gradually conditions improved and eventually there was an age of luxury travel epitomised by the famous Orient Express. Every aspect of rail travel is looked at, from tragic tales of fatal accidents to the role of railway travel in films and books. This lively account of the pioneering days and what many regard as the golden age of rail travel will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys taking the train.

Detaljer

  • EAN
    9781399036702
  • Vægt
    680 g
  • Disponent
    Direkte titel
  • Forfatter
    Anthony Burton
  • Forlag
    Pen & Sword Transport
  • ISBN
    9781399036702
  • Sprog
    Engelsk
  • Sideantal
    184
  • Udgivelsesdato
  • Format
    HARDBACK
  • Themakode
    WGF
  • Kategori
    Cars/bikes
  • Kategori nr
    9270
  • Lev. varenr.
    1501
  • Højde/Dybde (mm)
    180 mm
  • Bredde (mm)
    252 mm
  • Længde (mm)
    20 mm