150 Years of Railway Carriages
Author : G. M. Kichenside
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 32,61 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Indian Railways
Author : R. R. Bhandari
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 31,91 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Transportation
ISBN :
Book Description
St Pancras International
Author : The History Press
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 46,7 MB
Release : 2018-10-05
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0750989718
Book Description
In celebration of the 150th anniversary of St Pancras station, this absorbing new book brings together 150 facts, revealing many little-known details about the long history of this iconic building and its local surroundings. From its conception and build, and the opening of the largest single-span arch in the world as the London terminus of the Midland Railway, to the damage it suffered during wartime, this fascinating fact book reveals many facts about St Pancras station's tumultuous history, including threatened demolition and glorious restoration. Did you know there was once a farm in the heart of the St Pancras parish area? Or that it was once home to one of the biggest markets in London? And why did Midland Railway built a special viaduct to travel over St Pancras station? This is the perfect gift for anyone with affection for this beautiful and important piece of London's architectural and railway heritage and its surrounding area.
150 Years Continental
Author : Paul Erker
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 40,69 MB
Release : 2021-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 3110732378
Book Description
Success and crises, phases of transformation, the employees, and the products: in nine thoroughly researched essays, the book examines the main topics of the company’s history. The "Continental" brand is a focal point, as is the international expansion. It is an entertaining and informative journey through the history of this Hanover-based company with its rich tradition as it embarks into the future of mobility.
A Child's Garden of Verse
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 14,49 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Children's poetry
ISBN :
Book Description
The classic book of children's poetry that immortalized "The Land of Counterpane," "The Land of Nod," "My Shadow," and "Foreign Land."
Railways
Author : Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis
Publisher :
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 26,33 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Railroad
ISBN : 9780856900082
Book Description
150 Glorious Years of Indian Railways
Author : Kunissery Ramakrishnier Vaidyanathan
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Railroads
ISBN :
Book Description
This Book Gives The History Of Indian Railways From The Earliest Beginnings And Provides Fascinating Details About Development Of Steam, Diesel And Electric Iocomotives And Descriptions Of Great Trains Famous Stations, Signaling System Above All What It Takes To Make The Services Run Smoothly.
Katoen Natie 150 Years
Author : Greta Devos
Publisher : Lannoo Uitgeverij
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Antwerp (Belgium)
ISBN : 9789020951172
Book Description
150 Years of North American Railroads
Author : Bernard Fitzsimons
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 46,84 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Locomotives
ISBN :
Book Description
"Within a few decades of their arrival in North America, the railways had transformed the continent. Spreading out from their foothold on the eastern seaboard they crossed the Mississippi, linked the Atlantic and the Pacific and opened up the west to an eager tide of settlers. Towns and cities grew up in their wake, industry thrived on the raw materials they carried; they became a great industry in themselves, employing hundreds of thousands of men and making fortunes for some; they were the basis for the wealth and power of modern America. More recent years have seen a sad decline, with many famous lines facing bankruptcy, but through reorganization and government intervention they are adapting to a changing world." --From inside of book jacket
Railways' Strangest Tales
Author : Tom Quinn
Publisher : Portico
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 15,45 MB
Release : 2018-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1911042971
Book Description
A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson’s famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world’s railways have given rise to plenty of intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, revised and updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the more bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today’s more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways’ long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travellers, history fans and trainspotters. Word count: 60,000
