Illustrated Book Of Steam And Rail
by
Colin Garratt & Max Wade-Matthews.
The history and development of the train and an evocative guide to the world’s great railway journeys.
A definitive history of locomotive technology from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the present day.
Detailed specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs.
Contains accounts of 95 of the world’s most legendary railway journeys, including such departure points and destinations as Boston, Venice, Pretoria, the Khyber Pass, Darjeeling, Fuji, Sydney, Edinburgh & many more.
A book to inspire the rail enthusiast and armchair explorer alike.
A very heavy book!
Publisher: Hermes House
Published: 2001
Edition: second edition, 2006
Format: hardback in DJ. Glossy pictorial covers
ISBN-10: 1843092638
ISBN-13: 9781843092636
Pages: 512
Book Size: 22.6 x 17.5 x 4 cm
Book weight: 15-8g unpacked
Language: English
Indexed
Illustrated: over 1500 photographs from around the world.
Condition:
This is a 18 year old used book in excellent condition. No inscriptions, annotations or markings. Clean, bright and tight. In original dust jacket. Only very slight signs of use and shelf wear. Looks almost like new.
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