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Taking the Train

- Two Centuries of Railway Travel
Af: Anthony Burton Engelsk Hardback

Taking the Train

- Two Centuries of Railway Travel
Af: Anthony Burton Engelsk Hardback
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The book looks at rail travel from the passenger’s point of view, beginning when a coach drawn by horses, rumbled down the newly laid tracks linking Swansea to Mumbles in 1807 and takes the reader right up to the present day. It was not long after that first service opened in Wales that the first steam passenger trains began to operate. The story broadens out from the first inter-city line connecting Liverpool to Manchester to spread first around Britain and eventually spread across the world. The book paints vivid pictures of how travel seemed to passengers in different countries, drawing on many first-hand accounts. The early days offered little in comfort – third class passengers had to make do with carriages that were simply open trucks. Gradually conditions improved and eventually there was an age of luxury travel epitomised by the famous Orient Express. Every aspect of rail travel is looked at, from tragic tales of fatal accidents to the role of railway travel in films and books. This lively account of the pioneering days and what many regard as the golden age of rail travel will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys taking the train.
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The book looks at rail travel from the passenger’s point of view, beginning when a coach drawn by horses, rumbled down the newly laid tracks linking Swansea to Mumbles in 1807 and takes the reader right up to the present day. It was not long after that first service opened in Wales that the first steam passenger trains began to operate. The story broadens out from the first inter-city line connecting Liverpool to Manchester to spread first around Britain and eventually spread across the world. The book paints vivid pictures of how travel seemed to passengers in different countries, drawing on many first-hand accounts. The early days offered little in comfort – third class passengers had to make do with carriages that were simply open trucks. Gradually conditions improved and eventually there was an age of luxury travel epitomised by the famous Orient Express. Every aspect of rail travel is looked at, from tragic tales of fatal accidents to the role of railway travel in films and books. This lively account of the pioneering days and what many regard as the golden age of rail travel will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys taking the train.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 184
ISBN-13: 9781399036702
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 139903670X
Kategori: Jernbaner & Tog
Udg. Dato: 6 aug 2024
Længde: 20mm
Bredde: 180mm
Højde: 252mm
Forlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 6 aug 2024
Forfatter(e): Anthony Burton
Forfatter(e) Anthony Burton

Kategori Jernbaner & Tog

ISBN-13 9781399036702

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 184

Udgave

Længde 20mm

Bredde 180mm

Højde 252mm

Udg. Dato 6 aug 2024

Oplagsdato 6 aug 2024

Forlag Pen & Sword Books Ltd

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