The rise of the railway
Wolmar, Christian2025
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Total copies: 2
From the first steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, 'The Rise of the Railway' tells the hidden stories of railway history - the inspired engineering, technical ingenuity, and sheer determination that forged the world's railways. Award-winning writer and broadcaster Christian Wolmar reveals how the railways were built not just on bold vision and technical expertise, but also on wild gambles and trial and error - and how the new era of trains brought about sweeping changes in the lives of people around the world. This book details the lives and work of railway pioneers such as George Stephenson and John Stevens, and it explores and maps famous railways such as the Trans-Siberian Railway and the Orient Express. Key technological innovations are explained with in-depth illustrations, while photographs and paintings bring railway history to life on the page.
Main title:
The rise of the railway / Christian Wolmar.
Author:
Wolmar, Christian, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2025.
Collation:
367 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 27 cm
Notes:
Originally published as Iron road. 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241745113 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.09385.09 WOL
Language:
English
Added title:
BRN:
4167249