Ultimate Encyclopedia of Steam & Rail

Informationen zum Autor By Colin Garrett and Max Wade-Matthews Klappentext A comprehensive survey of the development of the train, from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the 21st century, as well as accounts of the 95 most legendary railway journeys through history. Zusammenfassung From the early beginnings of steam power to today's awe-inspiring high-speed passenger trains! this book spans nearly two centuries of locomotive and railway development! and it also documents 95 outstanding railway journeys around the globe. It is illustrated with over 1500 photographs.

Product details

• Authors: Colin Dennis Garratt, Colin Garrett, Colin & Wade-Matthews Garrett, Colin Wade-Matthews Garrett, Max Wade-Matthews
• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2014
• EAN: 9781780193960
• ISBN: 978-1-78019-396-0
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; REFERENCE / General, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, Reference works, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest