Bradley's Railway Guide (eBook)

A journey through two centuries of British railway history, 1825-2025

Simon Bradley (Autor)

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2024
ProFile (Verlag)
978-1-78283-414-4 (ISBN)

Infos

'A lifetime of railway love distilled into a most beautiful volume' Lucy WorsleyA deliciously serendipitous, lavishly illustrated ride through two centuries of locomotion - The Sunday Times, Book of the Week'The most attractive, comprehensive and easily digestible history of the oldest railway system in the world' Michael Palin'Our railway history could not have been told more palatably or more nourishingly' David KynastonIn 1825 the Stockton & Darlington company strode into history with the opening of the world's first public steam railway. What the S&DR had pioneered soon picked up speed, transforming lives and landscapes, connecting far-flung corners of the nation and creating its own distinctive environments and working worlds. This ambitious and lavishly illustrated volume brings the story of Britain's railways to life, spanning two centuries of achievement and change. Full of colour and incident, it is an exhilarating journey through time and space, revisiting favourite themes and introducing unfamiliar stories and places. With original and engaging entries on everything from dining saloons to collecting dogs, wartime salvage efforts and the iconic Rail Alphabet, Simon Bradley gives George Bradshaw's famous 19th century guide a run for its money in this fresh and distinctive chronicle of the making of Britain's railways.

Autor

Simon Bradley is joint editor of the celebrated Pevsner Architectural Guides, to which he has contributed a number of notable revised volumes. He started trainspotting aged eleven, and his interest in railways has broadened and endured. He is also the bestselling author of The Railways: Nation, Network and People and St Pancras Station.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2024
• Zusatzinfo: Integrated illustrations with captions. ~250/260
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• Schlagworte: 1829 Rocket train • Bradshaw's Railway Guide • British Rail • Clapham Junction • history of rail travel • Industrial Revolution • Isambard Kingdom Brunel • national rail • steam trains • stockton and darlington railway • Trains • Trainspotting
• ISBN-10: 1-78283-414-1 / 1782834141
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78283-414-4 / 9781782834144