Wonder Book of Trains

Informationen zum Autor Paul Atterbury is a long-time expert onBBC TV's Antiques Roadshow! and haswritten on railways! Victorian cultureand arts! as well as many other topics.He is also the author of Along Main Lines!An A-Z of Railways! Lost Railway Routes!Along Country Lines! Branch Line Britain!Along Lost Lines and Life Along the Line.Paul lives in Weymouth Zusammenfassung Establishes the sense of excitement and wonder in the world of trains. This book recreates the style of the illustrated classic boys' railway annuals of the 1950s and 60s. It draws together colour illustrations! archive photographs and period line drawings and hand lettering with intelligent and insightful commentaries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction    Early Railways    Great Locomotives    How It Works    Building Trains    On the Footplate    Trains with Names    The Mail Train    The Dining Car    The Night Train    Royal Trains    Goods Trains

Product details

• Authors: Paul Atterbury, Atterbury Paul
• Publisher: David and Charles Plc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 26.10.2012, delayed
• EAN: 9781446302033
• ISBN: 978-1-4463-0203-3
• Subject: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles