The invention of the locomotive changed landscapes, cityscapes, social relations, sensibilities prophesied by Hans Christian Andersen it also made huge impact on literature: on genres, themes, style. This book is about this commotion, this literary...Loe edasi...
Road Transport in Cumbria in the Nineteenth Century (1975) is a detailed study of transportation by road in one region of Britain, as the roads were being superseded by railways as the main form of land transportation....Loe edasi...
Grand European Expresses (1962) examines the complex organisation that was required to run European trains de luxe, with sleeping cars with clean bedding and conductors and dining cars with food and drink in the right place at the right time across...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1982, The Railwaymen examines the impact of the transformation which took place in the British Railways in the second half of the 20th Century on the people who maintained British railway services....Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1963, The Railwaymen recounts the struggle of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants from its foundation in 1872 until the first national railway strike in 1911 to gain recognition from the companies and a reduction in t...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy....Loe edasi...
The 5th edition of Railway Management and Engineering maintains its tradition of offering an innovative scientific approach to tackle a multitude of vital aspects of railways, to understand the origins and inter-relationships of the many situations...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jul-2022, Kirjastus: Central European University Press, ISBN-13: 9781003723004)
Examines the failure of central economic planning through the lens of Czechoslovakias railway sector, which was once the pride of interwar Czechoslovakia and key during Stalinist forced industrialization but showed symptoms of political tiredness a...Loe edasi...
This book provides a coherent and systematic view of key concepts, principles and techniques in maritime container transport and logistics chains including all main segments: international maritime trade and logistics, freight logistics, container l...Loe edasi...
This volume demonstrates ways in which an understanding of history can be used to inform present-day transport and mobility policies. Collectively the authors explore the ways in which the methods and approaches of historical research may be applied...Loe edasi...
This book provides a positive explanation of the reform in Chinas railway sector between 1978 and the dissolution of the Ministry of Railways. It bridges the socialist reform and transport policy literature, and studies the empirical changes of the...Loe edasi...
The Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics offers the first state of the art overview of the discipline of Transport Economics as it stands today, reflective of key research and policy. Featuring contributions from world-leading scholars and prac...Loe edasi...
High-speed Rail (HSR) is a technological transportation advance that has raised the interest of policy makers and researchers worldwide. The study of High-speed Rail is a recent phenomenon but has received increasing attention due to the extension o...Loe edasi...
This book is a collection of ten chapters in four sections that collectively provide fresh and up-to-date analyses of the economic issues and policy challenges the frieght rail industry faces....Loe edasi...
This book, first published in 1932, provides a survey of the subject of railway economics as a whole, including the theory and practice of railway charging; State regulation and ownership; railway amalgamation; railway capital; railway organization...Loe edasi...
First published in 1985, this Atlas uses over 50 specially drawn maps to trace the rise and fall of the railways fortunes. Financial and operating statistics are clearly presented in diagrammatic form and provide a wealth of information on railway h...Loe edasi...
