The Railway Builders
Author : Oscar Douglas Skelton
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 31,54 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Pacific railroads
ISBN :
Railway Construction
Author : William Hemingway Mills
Publisher :
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 33,1 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Book Description
The Railway Builders
Author : Oscar D. Skelton
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 28,93 MB
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3752424753
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: The Railway Builders by Oscar D. Skelton
The American Railway
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 34,95 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
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Spon's Railways Construction Price Book
Author : Franklin + Andrews
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 26,49 MB
Release : 2003-08-14
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780415326230
Book Description
Over £6 billion is scheduled for investment in the UK's railway infrastructure over the next few years, with £1.2 billion committed to enhancement projects, £1.3 billion to infrastructure maintenance and £1.2 billion on track renewals. Significant investment is also planned in signalling, telecommunications, electrification, stations and depot buildings. Bidding for, winning and completing this work requires an accurate knowledge of the costs, work and resources involved. Spon's Railways Construction Price Book provides that knowledge. Any company looking to participate in the regeneration of the UK's railway network, will find the guidance provided here an essential strategic asset. Compiled from years of specialist experience, this book provides an understanding of the key drivers and components that affect the cost of railway projects. The first edition rapidly became essential reading for designers, engineers, surveyors, project managers, contractors and all those involved in the railway industry. This improved and extended second edition is destined to take its place.
Railway Transportation Systems
Author : Christos N. Pyrgidis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,7 MB
Release : 2016-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1498788157
Book Description
Incorporates More Than 25 Years of Research and ExperienceRailway Transportation Systems: Design, Construction and Operation presents a comprehensive overview of railway passenger and freight transport systems, from design through to construction and operation. It covers the range of railway passenger systems, from conventional and high speed inter
The Railway Builders, A Chronicle of Overland Highways
Author : Oscar Douglas Skelton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 39,16 MB
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Railway Builders, A Chronicle of Overland Highways" by Oscar Douglas Skelton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways
Author : Oscar D. Skelton
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 24,17 MB
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : History
ISBN :
Book Description
In 'The Railway Builders: A Chronicle of Overland Highways' by Oscar D. Skelton, the reader is taken on a fascinating journey through the historical development of overland transportation systems, focusing specifically on the construction of railways. Skelton adeptly weaves together intricate details of engineering feats, economic impacts, and social transformations brought about by the advancement of railway networks. Written in a meticulous and comprehensive style, the book provides a rich tapestry of the railway's role in shaping nations and connecting people across vast distances during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Skelton's attention to detail and historical accuracy make this book a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike. Skelton, a renowned historian and expert in transportation studies, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to 'The Railway Builders,' offering readers a deeply insightful exploration of how railways have influenced the course of history. With its engaging narrative and thorough research, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of transportation and its impact on society.
Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 32,58 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Railroad cars
ISBN :
Book Description
Definitions and typical illustrations of railroads and industrial cars, their parts and equipment; cars built in America for export to foreign countries; descriptions and illustrations of shops and equipment employed in the construction and repair of cars.
The Lunatic Express
Author : Charles Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 910 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 2015-07-13
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1784972711
Book Description
In 1895, George Whitehouse arrived at the east African post of Mombasa to perform an engineering miracle: the building of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Lake Victoria Railway – a 600-mile route that was largely unmapped and barely explored. Behind Mombasa lay a scorched, waterless desert. Beyond, a horizonless scrub country climbed toward a jagged volcanic region bisected by the Great Rift Valley. A hundred miles of sponge-like quagmire marked the railway's last lap. The entire right of way bristled with hostile tribes, teemed with lions and breathed malaria. What was the purpose of this 'giant folly' and whom would it benefit? Was it to exploit the rumoured wealth of little-known central African kingdoms? Was it to destroy the slave trade? To encourage commerce and settlement? THE LUNATIC EXPRESS explores the building of this great railway in an earlier Africa of slave and ivory empires, of tribal monarchs and the vast lands that they ruled. Above all, it is the story of the white intruders whose combination of avarice, honour and tenacious courage made them a breed apart.
