Author : Colin Garratt
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,30 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780671086428
From the British Isles and the Middle East, from Russia and China and the Ocean Islands of Australasia, pictures of the highest quality have been included to present a lavish illustration of living steam. Here are facts and tales about the lines operating today, the landscapes they cross and the cargoes they haul. Here also are detailed commentaries on the world's magnificent engines, documented with a clear guide as to where throughout the world they can be found.
Author : Brian Solomon
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 30,85 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 0760368104
Rails Around the World is a visually glorious history depicting trains and locomotives at work in scenic locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
Author : Stephen Dupont
Publisher : Dewi Lewis Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
Photographs by Stephen Dupont Introduction by Mark Tully This is an extraordinary photographic record of the last steam trains in India that captures not only the fascination of the steam engine but also the sense of past which will never be revisited. It is not, however, simply a book for railway enthusiasts; these are images of great emotional power that embrace not only just the magnificence of steam but also portrays the dignity of a workforce in an industry on the verge of extinction. 70 duotone plates.
Author : William Rosen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226726347
"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.
Author :
Publisher : Old House Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,10 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Express trains
ISBN : 9781908402080
Trains & Railways.
Author : William L. Withuhn
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0253039355
For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.
Author : Peter Lorie
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780385243032
"A completely original tour de force of photography and text displaying living steam locomotion at its most dramatic"--Page 4 of book jacket.
Author : Andrew Martin
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : pages
File Size : 49,80 MB
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1782834893
'A delightful book ... the perfect companion as you wait for the 8.10 from Hove' Observer After the Beeching cuts of the 1960s, many railways were gradually shut down. Rural communities were isolated and steam trains slowly gave way to diesel and electric traction. But some people were not prepared to let the romance of train travel die. Thanks to their efforts, many lines passed into community ownership and are now booming with new armies of dedicated volunteers. Andrew Martin meets these volunteer enthusiasts, finding out just what it is about preserved railways that makes people so devoted. From the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine to John Betjeman's battle against encroaching modernity, Steam Trains Today will take you on a heart-warming journey across Britain from Aviemore to Epping.
Author : Bill Hayes
Publisher :
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 9780902935204
Author : Colin Garratt
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Locomotives
ISBN : 9781859674550
A definitive history of locomotive technology from the 1830s to the present day. Over 700 photographs and illustrations of locomotives from around the world.
