It takes account of exciting new developments and achievements, including London’s new Elizabeth line, the return of the Flying Scotsman to the tracks of Britain and parliamentary approval for HS2, the railway that will provide superfast links from London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. This book is an update of the 2015 publication Trains: A Miscellany.
Introduction The introduction of so powerful an agent as steam to a carriage on wheels will make a great change in the situation of man. For details contact general enquiries: telephone: +44 (0) 1243 771107 or email: Ĭontents Introduction.7 Tracking the History of the railway.11 The World’s railways.66 Famous Trains.94 Monumental Stations.115 Great Train Journeys.135 Conquering the Landscape.153 Stars of Screen.170 Capturing the Magic.184 Keeping the Dream alive.208 Back to the Future.225 SELECT BIBLIOGraPHy.227 acknowledgements.231 about the author.233 An Hachette UK Company Summersdale Publishers Ltd Part of Octopus Publishing Group Limited Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment LONDON EC4Y 0DZ UK eISBN: 978-1-78685-689-0 Substantial discounts on bulk quantities of Summersdale books are available to corporations, professional associations and other organisations. Condition of Sale This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Ray Hamilton has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. No part of this book may be reproduced by any means, nor transmitted, nor translated into a machine language, without the written permission of the publishers. FOR THE LOVE OF TRAINS This revised and updated edition copyright © Summersdale Publishers Ltd, 2018 First published in 2015 as Trains: A Miscellany All rights reserved.
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