A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy. From the earliest steam engine to the high-speed bullet trains of today, A Short History of the Railway reveals the hidden stories of railway history across the world - the inspired engineering; the blood, sweat, and tears that went into the construction of the tracks; the ground-breaking innovations behind the trains that travelled along them; and the triumphs and tragedies of the people who made the railway what it is. Chart the history of the Trans-Siberian railway, the Orient Express, and Maglev trains and the impact of world events on the development of trains and the railway. Explore the pioneering railway lines that crossed continents, the key trains of each era, and the locomotives that changed the world. A riveting narrative packed with photographs, diagrams, and maps to illustrate and illuminate, this is the biography of the machines that carried us into the modern era.

A Short History of Trains

WOLMAR, Christian

History

British Rail

Review Wolmar's book is impeccably organized and makes a fast, enjoyable read--The Times Literary SupplementWolmar is the high priest of railway studies--Literary ReviewPraise for Christian Wolmar---The greatest expert on British trains--The GuardianOur most eminent transport journalist--The Spectator Product Description The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from "the greatest expert on British trains" Christian Wolmar Her voyage as an apprentice astronaut began when she was in her early thirties: five years of intense training around the world, from Houston to Japan to the legendary Star City in Russia. Countless hours spent in centrifuges, spaceship simulators and under water for spacewalk practice. Then, one day, a rocket was waiting for her on the launch pad. And after eight minutes of wild ascent, she was on orbit, crunched up with her two crewmates in a tiny spaceship that took them to the International Space Station. About the Author Acknowledged as one of the UK's leading commentators on transport matters, Christian Wolmar is an award-winning writer and broadcaster specializing in transport, and the author of a series of books on railway history. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, regularly appears on TV and radio, and writes for a wide variety of publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Oldie, and Public Finance. His books include The Great British Railway Disaster (1997), Stagecoach (1999), Down the Tube (2002), The Subterranean Railway (2004), Broken Rails (2001, updated 2005), On the Wrong Line (2005), Fire and Steam (2009), Blood, Iron and Gold (2009), Engines of War (2010), The Great Railway Revolution (2013), and Railways and The Raj (20017). He has been described as "our most eminent transport journalist" by The Spectator and "the greatest expert on British trains" by The Guardian.

Europe

Michael, Joseph

From an acclaimed historian and renowned railroad expert, the incredible, untold story of the engineers and railway workers who ensured Allied victory in WWII,&nbsp;published just ahead of the eightieth anniversary of D-Day.

The Liberation Line: The Untold Story of How American Engineering and Ingenuity Won World War II

Military

Grand Central Publishing

Christian Wolmar's column, The Great British Railway Disaster, in the Independent on Sunday, has been at the forefront of the media's reporting of the problems faced by Britain's newly privatised rail network. Here he presents 70 of the stories.

The Great British Railway Disaster

Ian Allan, Ltd

The rise and rise of Stagecoach is an emblematic rags-to-riches story of the Conservative era of the 1980s and 1990s. This book tells the story of how the two founders, the brother and sister team of Brian Souter and Ann Gloag, emerged from humble beginnings on a bleak Perth council estate to become muliti-millionaires, worth over #300 million apiece. Based on exclusive interviews with Souter and other main players and critics, this is a story of one of the most unlikely successes.

Stagecoach

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

TEXERE Publishing

Blood, Iron and Gold reveals the huge impact of the railways as they spread rapidly across the world, linking cities that had hitherto been isolated, stimulating both economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. From Panama to the Punjab, Christian Wolmar describes the vision and determination of the pioneers who developed railways that would one day span continents, as well as the labour of the navvies who built this global network. Wolmar shows how cultures were enriched – and destroyed – by the unrelenting construction and how they had a vital role in civil conflict, as well as in two world wars. Indeed, the global expansion of the railways was key to the spread of modernity and the making of the modern world.

Blood, Iron & Gold

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Isis Large Print

'Fire & Steam' tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history.

Fire & Steam: A New History of the Railways in Britain

Literature & Fiction

Isis Large Print Books

Fire & Steam

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