Trains and railways: general interest

The Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.

A collection of striking and evocative photography capturing the interplay of trains and the spaces that surround them.

The sequel to the bestselling Silvertown, which tells the story of Aunt Daisy, and all the other Aunt Daisys - the locals of the old East End.

The complex political and cultural relationship between the German state and the Ottoman Empire is explored through the lens of the Ottoman Railway network, its architecture, and material culture With lines extending from Bosnia to Baghdad to Medina, the Ottoman Railway Network (1868–1919) was the pride of the empire and its ultimate emblem of modernization—yet it was largely designed and bankrolled by German corporations.

Desperate for laborers to keep the trains moving during World War II, the U.

Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event.

Celebrating the sesquicentennial anniversary of the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, After Promontory: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Transcontinental Railroading profiles the history and heritage of this historic event.

For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power.

For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power.

Bon vivant, railroad historian, photographer, pioneering food critic, chronicler of New York's cafe society, and noted newspaperman, Lucius Beebe (1902-1966) was an American original.

Bon vivant, railroad historian, photographer, pioneering food critic, chronicler of New York's cafe society, and noted newspaperman, Lucius Beebe (1902-1966) was an American original.

From the late 1940s onward, Wallace W.

In John W.

In John W.

From the late 1940s onward, Wallace W.

Lavishly illustrated and a joy to read, this authoritative reference work on the North American continent's railroads covers the U.

Herbert Nigel Gresley's first Pacifics, though notable in their day, were made universally famous by one of their number - 4722 Flying Scotsman.

The astonishing true story of trust, pain, becoming lost, and finding a way back to yourself despite it all'An intimate preservation of a moment in time, full of personality' THE TIMES__________Life is beautiful - even in the dark .

The railways did more than link India - they brought its people together, changing histories, forging destinies, and leaving a lasting legacy.

The authoritative and fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail'Wolmar's book is impeccably organised and makes a fast, enjoyable read' THE TIMES Literary Supplement________British Rail wasn't how we're asked to remember it .

A fascinating journey through the history of railwaysFrom the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, The Iron Road tells the hidden stories of railway history- the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways.

A fascinating journey through the history of railwaysFrom the early steam trains to the high-speed bullet trains of today, The Iron Road tells the hidden stories of railway history- the inspired engineering, blood, sweat and tears that went into the construction of the railways.

Britain gave railways to the world, yet its own network is the dearest (definitely) and the worst (probably) in Western Europe.

Anyone interested in the rise of American corporate capitalism should look to the streets of Baltimore.

Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "e;thoroughly and compellingly detailed history,"e; Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969.

In 1789, when the First Congress met in New York City, the members traveled to the capital just as Roman senators two thousand years earlier had journeyed to Rome, by horse, at a pace of some five miles an hour.

In 1789, when the First Congress met in New York City, the members traveled to the capital just as Roman senators two thousand years earlier had journeyed to Rome, by horse, at a pace of some five miles an hour.

Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "e;thoroughly and compellingly detailed history,"e; Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969.

Anyone interested in the rise of American corporate capitalism should look to the streets of Baltimore.

Since its establishment 150 years ago as the world's first urban subway, the London Underground has continuously set a benchmark for design that many transit systems around the world - from New York to Tokyo to Moscow and beyond - have followed.

Paul Theroux's Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is a journey from London to Asia by train.

A very special, limited edition of the third thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!

"e;Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise,"e; Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936.

"e;A superb book .

A look at the minor railways in eastern England that were once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage.

A look at the minor railways in eastern England that were once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage.

New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynastyhis mothers family, the Vanderbilts.

A study of the specialty train, including its history, development, and operation beginning at the end of the nineteenth century.

"e;A book full of nostalgia for those who thought railways after the end of steam would be an endless stream of lookalike boxes .

'On the Shadow Tracks harnesses the railway lines of Myanmar s complicated past to its turbulent present, and the result is part travelogue, part history and completely absorbing.

A history of the man who served as Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Southern Railway and the many locomotives he developed.

This book covers the design, construction, operation and performance of Sir William Stanier's masterpiece, the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives, better known as the 'Duchesses'.