The Train Book

The Train Book

This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world.

ISBN:	9781409347965
Page:	320
Binding:	Hard cover
Publication date:	2014
Format:	Book
Publisher:	DORLING KINDERSLEY
Language:	English

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Price: 8 995 Ft

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The Train Book traces the history and role of trains from the first steam engines to diesel engines and then to today's high-speed bullet trains.

You'll take a journey through the most important trains of each period and see iconic trains such as theOrient Express, the Fairy Queen, the Mallard and the Javelin in incredible detail, discovering the anatomy of these legendary engines. The Train Book gives you a truly international view of trains, exploring some of the world's most impressive rail routes from South Africa to Siberia, including the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and the high-speed Japanese Tokaido Shinkansen line. You'll discover the stories of key innovators, designers and engineers who advanced rail travel, the challenges they faced andthe cultural backdrop against which the railways were built.

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