This volume explores the relationship between cities and railways over three centuries. Despite their nearly 200-year existence, The City and the Railway in the World shows that urban railways are still politically and historically important to the...Loe edasi...
First published in 1967, British Locomotive Design is a review of British locomotive practice during the century and a quarter of steams ascendency....Loe edasi...
This book is an interesting collection of essays on the Railways in Colonial South Asia. The book introduces the key concepts which have now entered the study of railway history, e.g. economy, ecology, culture, health and crime through the various e...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...
Provides a look at the network known as the Underground Railroad - that mysterious system of individuals and organizations that helped slaves escape the American South to freedom during the years before the Civil War. This work also explores the p...Loe edasi...
This book provides an in-depth exploration of trains and train travel. Letherby and Reynolds have conducted extensive research with all those concerned with trains, from leisure travelers and enthusiasts to railway workers and commuters....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Mar-2002, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199250059)
Britains privatized railways inspire considerable debate about organization, financing, and development. This volume provides an account of the progress made by British Rail prior to privatization, and an insight into its difficult role in the gove...Loe edasi...
The aim is twofold; to trace the development of the railway network in the context of separate company interests, and to consider the impact of the railways with reference to the waterway system and to everyday life in both the towns and the country...Loe edasi...
The key issues concerning railway heritage are examined in this timely publication. The scope of the book ranges from railway architecture and its preservation to the management of railway heritage....Loe edasi...
