Modern Railways International Review
Author : Geoffrey Freeman Allen
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Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Transportation
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Author : Geoffrey Freeman Allen
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Transportation
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Page : 284 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Commerce
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Author : Dan Free
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 17,4 MB
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1462907210
Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization. Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike. This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.
Author : Tom Zoellner
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2014-01-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0698151399
An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world In his wide-ranging and entertaining new book, Tom Zoellner—coauthor of the New York Times–bestselling An Ordinary Man—travels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the world—and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the Japanese-style bullet trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of this most indispensable form of travel. A masterful narrative history, Train also explores the sleek elegance of railroads and their hypnotizing rhythms, and explains how locomotives became living symbols of sex, death, power, and romance.
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 39,8 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Commerce
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Page : pages
File Size : 32,28 MB
Release : 2019
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ISBN : 9781912205967
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,54 MB
Release : 2023
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ISBN : 9781802825695
Author : Philip Sherratt
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Page : pages
File Size : 49,25 MB
Release : 2021
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ISBN : 9781802821666
Author : Ali Hessami
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 17,2 MB
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9535138596
Since the advent of steam engines and higher throughput railways during the early nineteenth century, the rate of development has been rather steady and incremental. The development of advanced electronic control and command systems, increasing levels of automation, and electrified high-speed railways over the past few decades have transformed the rail transportation posing it as a competitor to aviation. Modern railways are no longer the sole forte of civil and mechanical engineering and involve a broad multidisciplinary engineering disciplines from advanced computing, telecommunications, and networking to big data analytics and even AI. This volume addresses the diverse, evolving, and advanced engineering disciplines including enabling practices and processes involved in shaping modern railways.
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2024
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ISBN : 9781802829358