(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253074720)
Though Jack Delanos work as a photographer for the FSA/OWI is well regarded, the extensive and diverse documentation of American railroads by the other photographers of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), along with their successors from the...Loe edasi...
An illustrated celebration of thirty-six of the world’s greatest train journeys – rich in romance, history, and adventure – for anyone dreaming of their next rail escape. Spanning five continents, the journeys range from epic, multi-day ody...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Rutgers University Press, ISBN-13: 9781978844094)
The New York City subway system stretches over 800 miles and carries millions of riders every day. While many have written about this legendary public transit system, a century of published books says little about the subway as a workplace. Older bo...Loe edasi...
The vast majority of Britains railways were built between 1825 and 1900. By the turn of the nineteenth/twentieth century, over one-hundred different railway companies were operating in Britain on more than 22,000 miles of railway track. A...Loe edasi...
This book, the second in a two-volume work resulting from a 2018 conference organized by the International Railway History Association (IRHA), examines the relationship between the railways and the First World War from a global theoretical, method...Loe edasi...
At the end of the 1980s a fleet of fifty Class 90 electric locomotives was to commence service for British Rail. The rail privatisation in the following decade saw the fleet divided between a number of private operators, including Virgin Trains an...Loe edasi...
A photographic survey of today’s railway stations in Warwickshire. Will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of the railways in this region. Photographic survey of today’s railway stations in WarwickshireLatest...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: National Trust Books, ISBN-13: 9780008772871)
A bucket list of unforgettable trips in Britain. The trips of a lifetime. Whether you’re taking an open top bus along the coast, riding a steam train up a mountain, floating along an idyllic river, driving through spectacular hills or strolling throu...Loe edasi...
Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on a whistle-stop tour of so...Loe edasi...
A beautifully observed and sympathetic tour of modern Britain that runs on the tracks of our years.David Quantick CharmingThe accounts will make any fan of railways want to experience these delights for themselves. The Ind...Loe edasi...
The railways of the Lake District and North Lancashire are characterised by massive contrasts. From north to south, the area is intersected by the West Coast Main Line. Its series of tough grades, including the legendary Shap, presented a challenge f...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 01-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496235145)
Fish Cars and Fish Culture explores the intersection between the development of railroads and fish culture during the last half of the 1800s. R. W. Hafer traces how the growth in the railroad industry, both in terms of its technology and its geograp...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: America Through Time, ISBN-13: 9781634995870)
Burlington Northern Adventures relates the personal experiences of the author William J. Brotherton, who went “railroading” as a brakeman, conductor, and trainmaster for the Burlington Northern Railroad system from 1979 to 1982. Burlington No...Loe edasi...
The three main constituent companies of the Southern Railway had different policies for tank engine design. The three main constituent companies of the Southern Railway had different policies for tank engine design. The London & South Western...Loe edasi...
The Stroudley Brighton Terriers were one of the most successful designs of tank locomotive to run on the railways of Britain.They were introduced in 1872 and operated in main line service until November 1963, when ten members of the class were preser...Loe edasi...
Previously unpublished imagesCovers the variety of Scottish Region locomotives in this period across the countryLatest Amberley railway book Andy Gibbs provides a second selection of images documenting the...Loe edasi...
A spectacular collection of Britains most noteworthy disused railway structures, from historic bridges to moody tunnels and sky-scraping viaducts. Whilst many have been reborn into sustainable transport roles since redundancy claimed them, others awa...Loe edasi...
David Meara explores the enduring popularity of sleeper trains in film and fiction. Illustrated with many film stills, book covers and contemporary material....Loe edasi...
Having enjoyed trainspotting as teenager, Nick Sanderson’s interest was reignited during the Covid-19 pandemic and armed with a new digital camera has flourished since then. Beginning with local freight in the Leeds area and then branching out fur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 13-Mar-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849133)
All aboard for the first comprehensive history of the hard-working and wildly influential Northeast Corridor. Traversed by thousands of trains and millions of riders, the Northeast Corridor might be America’s most famous railway, but...Loe edasi...
The Kent and East Sussex Railway (Heritage Guide) is the second book in a new series of guidebooks with a unique twist. Created by railway and industrial historian Dr Richard Marks, this guide introduces a fresh approach and style to travel literatur...Loe edasi...
A moving memoir including highly personal accounts of his time at the top of two of Britains greatest, but very different, institutions - the Railways and the Marylebone Cricket Club...Loe edasi...
An illustrated history of Japans amazing bullet trains—the original high-speed network!This first-ever photographic history offers a rare archival look at the rise and evolution of the legendary system that has crisscrossed Jap...Loe edasi...
Europes rail timetables in a single volume? Sounds impossible, but here it is! A masterpiece of compression, this Summer 2026 edition of the European Rail Timetable presents summary timetables for much of Europe, from the Baltic States and the Balka...Loe edasi...
First published in 1937, a Golden Age classic murder mystery set on a cross-country train. A highly ingenious, entertaining and unusual tale Daily Herald The luxurious Transcontinental Express, a locomotive journeying coast-to...Loe edasi...
A captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the worlds most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other international railways through the eyes of travell...Loe edasi...
Explore 50 of the most iconic segments along the Great American Rail-Trail—spanning over 3,700 miles between Washington, DC, and Washington state.The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation’s first cross-country, multiuse trail. Desi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Indiana University Press, ISBN-13: 9780253074720)
Though Jack Delanos work as a photographer for the FSA/OWI is well regarded, the extensive and diverse documentation of American railroads by the other photographers of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), along with their successors from the...Loe edasi...
Urban rail systems carry hundreds of millions of people for work and leisure every year. A tiny fraction of these passengers are competitors, who seek the fastest time for riding to every station. Most popular on the London Underground, this is often...Loe edasi...
The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January 1863. For many it is a very familiar narrative, a seemingly well-trodden story, with little...Loe edasi...
The Southern Railway was the smallest of the Big Four railway companies created under the Railways Act 1921 having a route mileage of 2,129 miles stretching London in the north to Plymouth in the south and from Ramsgate in the east to Padstow in the...Loe edasi...
This book is a gallery of some 230 colour photographs featuring various types of London Transport Underground stock in use between 1954 and 2000. The emphasis is pictorial rather than factual and the material consists of pictures mainly in the care...Loe edasi...
Within the City of Edinburgh, there are many miles of “dismantled railway” that have been transformed into smooth, gently-graded, tarmac routes, ideal for pedestrians of all ages (especially young families), for cyclists and for joggers. The railway...Loe edasi...
Explore the Ancient Roman Empire as youve never seen it before with the acclaimed anthropologist and Sunday Times bestselling author of Domination, Alice Roberts. AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4 Join Professor Alice Roberts as she travels...Loe edasi...
