Vicki Pipe – författare

Are you ready to come aboard and learn all about trains? Toot toot!From trains that climb up mountains, through tunnels, across bridges and deep underground - take an exhilarating ride through the world of trains. Discover singing tracks, speedy bullet trains, powerful tunnel borers, super steam engines and so much more to delight young train fans. Unfold multiple pages to reveal busy stations, cross-sections and lots of details and facts to pore over. A 'can you spot?' page at the back of the book encourages readers to go back through the book to find out even more. All aboard!Contents:Freight trains * tracks * steam engines * Gatefold: Inside a steam engine * modern trains * being a passenger * Gatefold: cross section of passenger train * bridges * going underground * Gatefold: cross section of underground railway * climbing uphill * stations * Gatefold: chaotic junctions leading into a busy station * Can you spot?

'If you want to have a railway adventure, this excellent book is the best place to start' Ian Marchant, author of Parallel LinesThe railways are one of our finest engineering legacies - a web of routes connecting people to each other and to a vast network of world-class attractions. It is also the best route to enjoying the landscape of Great Britain.Within these pages Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall from All the Stations (YouTube transport experts and survivors of a crowd-funded trip to visit all the stations in the UK) help you discover the hidden stories that lie behind branch lines, as well as meeting the people who fix the engines and put the trains to bed.Embark on unknown routes, disembark at unfamiliar stations, explore new places and get to know the communities who keep small stations and remote lines alive.