The Train Book: The Definitive Visual History (DK Definitive Transport Guides) - Paperback

The Train Book: The Definitive Visual History is a richly illustrated guide to trains and railways. This paperback forms part of the DK Definitive Transport Guides series.

Key details

• Paperback edition
• Series: DK Definitive Transport Guides
• Visual history with photography
• Covers steam, diesel and electric locomotives
• Includes profiles of railways, rail journeys and key innovators

Synopsis

Packed with striking photography, this visual history traces the development of trains from early steam power through to diesel engines and electric locomotives. Alongside the technology, it explores landmark services and celebrated trains, including the Palace on Wheels and the Orient Express, while setting railways within the social, political and cultural contexts in which they were built around the world.

Coverage ranges from renowned railways and journeys such as the Union-Pacific Railroad and the Trans-Siberian Railway to the innovators behind them, from George Stephenson to Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Fulgence Bienvenüe. With double-page images that highlight both the beauty of rail travel and the challenges faced by those who built the networks, it is well suited to train enthusiasts and readers interested in railway history.

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