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Author: Anthony Dawson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445677628
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Anthony Dawson looks at some of the iconic, trailblazing locomotives that helped shape British railway history.
Author: Anthony Dawson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445667754
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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This book hopes to explore the experiences of these pioneer railway travellers, from the first railway stations and railway carriages to the hazards of the journey itself.
Author: Anthony Dawson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445665239
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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A fascinating insight into what it was like to work on the world's first railways.
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1356
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Author: Leo J. Harrigan
Publisher: [Melbourne] : Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 299
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Author: Michael J. Freeman
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300079708
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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Discusses the cultural and social effect that the railway had on nineteenth century society in Great Britain
Author: Terry Deary
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0297870599
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . . Victorian inventors certainly didn't lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of 'The Father of the Locomotive' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn, blow up anyone in reach. Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Disease, accidents and disasters accounted for thousands of deaths and many more injuries. While history has focused on the triumph of engineers, the victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families and they deserve to be remembered . . .
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
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Category : Railroad stations
Languages : en
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These two discs contain a large collection of books and magazine issues published by or relating to Victorian Railways. Not all are identified in container notes.