Fire and Steam

How the Railways Transformed Britain

AvChristian Wolmar

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways' magnificent contribution in two world wars, the chequered history of British Rail, and the buoyant future of the train, Fire and Steam examines the social and economical importance of the railway and how it helped to form the Britain of today.

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Utgivningsdatum:2008-05-01
Mått:130 x 200 x 30 mm
Vikt:398 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:384
Förlag:Atlantic Books
ISBN:9781843546306

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Christian Wolmar is a writer and broadcaster. He writes regularly for the Independent and Evening Standard, and appears frequently on TV and radio. His previous books include the widely acclaimed The Subterranean Railway, a history of the London underground and On the Wrong Line, an account of rail privatization.

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A marvellously informative, entertaining and rightly partisan book... that has given me more pleasure than any I can remember in quite a while.

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Introduction: Why Railways? 1: The First Railway 2: Getting the Railway Habit 3: Joining Up Britain 4: Changing Britain 5: Railways Everywhere 6: The Big Companies: Great But Not Necessarily Good 7: The Agatha Christie Railway 8: Danger and Exploitation on the Tracks 9: Speeding to Danger 10: The Only Way to Get There 11: Fighting Together - Reluctantly 12: Compromise - The Big Four 13: And Then There Was One 14: An Undeserved Reputation 15: All Change