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  • Railsong

    A Novel

    af Rahul Bhattacharya ...
    'Magnificent' KAMILA SHAMSIE'Majestic yet profoundly tender' MEGHA MAJUMDARA breathtaking novel about a woman forging a life for herself on the railways, Railsong is the story of an individual coming of age amid the social and political upheavals of twentieth-century India.In a newly independent India charged with national vigour, Charu, the motherless daughter of a railway worker, pines for... ... Læs mere

    168,29 kr.

  • Dominion

    The Railway and the Rise of Canada

    af Stephen Bown ...
    A thrilling new account of the engineering triumph that created a nationIn The Company, his bestselling work of revisionist history, Stephen R. Bown told the dramatic, adventurous and bloody tale of Canada's origins in the fur trade. With Dominion he continues the nation's creation story with an equally gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.In the late ... Læs mere

    129,99 kr.

  • Lenin on the Train

    af Catherine Merridale ...
    THE TIMES, THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016'Twice I missed my stop on the Tube reading this book... this is a jewel among histories' David Aaronovitch, The Times'The suberb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey to power and how it shook the world' - Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard Books of the YearA gripp... ... Læs mere

    86,02 kr.

  • Fem minutter i godnat - Thomas og vennerne

    af Mattel ...
    Oversat af Heidi F. Hansen ...
    Serier serie Thomas og vennerne
    Kom med Thomas og vennerne, når de suser rundt på Sodors jernbane og gør sig nyttige for kontrolchefen med den høje, sorte hat. Bogen indeholder tolv skønne historier, som passer perfekt til godnatlæsningen – og til alle andre tidspunkter på dagen, hvor der lige er fem minutter tilovers.Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre ... Læs mere

    97,57 kr.

  • The Cautious Traveller's Guide to The Wastelands

    THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

    af Sarah Brooks ...
    The breathtaking historical fantasy set onboard the Great Trans-Siberian Express**'**Imagine a crossover between Murder on the Orient Express, Game of Thrones and Paradise Lost . . . Brooks has serious talent' SUNDAY TIMES'I was completely transported by this book . . . I urge everybody to pick up a copy' STUART TURTON'Breathtaking . . .... ... Læs mere

    112,17 kr.

  • Vanderbilt

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

    af Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe ...
    “Splendid. . . . haunting and beautifully written.” — Washington PostThe #1 New York Times bestselling Gilded Age chronicle of the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty, from CNN anchor and journalist Anderson Cooper and historian and novelist Katherine Howe.One of the Washington Post's Notable Works of NonfictionWhen eleven-year-old Cornelius Vanderbilt began to ... ... Læs mere

    180,64 kr.

  • How Infrastructure Works

    Transforming our shared systems for a changing world

    af Deb Chachra ...
    'Pulsing with wisdom and humanity... a masterpiece' ED YONG'A hopeful, lyrical - even beautiful - hymn to the systems of mutual aid we embed in our material world' CORY DOCTOROW'An extraordinary book' MARK MIODOWNIK'You won't see the world the same after reading this book!' AUSTIN KLEONEvery day, we are granted the power to travel at high speeds, fly, see in the dark, summon water from ... ... Læs mere

    111,85 kr.

  • Railroaders without Borders

    A History of the Railroad Development Corporation

    af H. Roger Grant ...
    Serier serie Railroads Past and Present
    For over 25 years, the creatively led Railroad Development Corporation (RDC) has rejuvenated a series of down-and-out and even defunct railroads. Launched in 1987 by Henry Posner III, this investment and management company has demonstrated that it is possible both to have a conscience and to earn a profit in today's railroad industry. With ventures on four continents, RDC has created an admirable ... Læs mere

    360,72 kr.

  • Hop, Skip, Go: How the Transport Revolution Is Transforming Our Lives

    af John Rossant, Stephen Baker ...
    Urban expert John Rossant and business journalist Stephen Baker look beyond the false promises of the past to examine the real future of transportation and the repercussions for the world’s cities, the global economy, the environment, and our individual lives.Human mobility, dominated for a century by cars and trucks, is facing a dramatic transformation. Over the next decade, new networked devices ... Læs mere

    99,13 kr.

  • GWR Locomotives: The Prairies

    af Allen Jackson ...
    Known as the Prairies, these tank engines of the 2-6-2T variety were some of Churchward’s earliest designs and were the precursor for successful variations of one of the classes – numbered 51XX until 1949. There were two basic types, the smaller type for branch lines and the larger type mostly for outer suburban work in London and Birmingham, but also used as banking engines at Sapperton, Rattery, ... Læs mere

    109,24 kr.

  • Modelling the Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways

    af Chris Ford ...
    The Welsh narrow gauge railways, with their colourful histories and vital role in local industry, are an extremely popular subject for both railway enthusiasts and modellers. This book is for anyone interested in modelling the Welsh narrow gauge railways and includes the historical background to the railways; useful reference photographs to help achieve accurate and realistic models; full listings ... Læs mere

    199,88 kr.

  • East Texas Logging Railroads

    af Murry Hammond ...
    Serier serie Images of Rail
    When the first logging railroad was built in Jasper County in the 1870s, the virgin East Texas forest spread across a vast area the size of Indiana. That first eight-mile logging line heralded a boom era of lumbering and railroading that would last well into the 20th century. Before the era was over, thousands of miles of logging railroads would be built, and hundreds of communities would spring ... Læs mere

    83,34 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Last Train to Paradise: Journeys from the Golden Age of New Zealand Railways

    af Graham Hutchins ...
    LAST TRAIN TO PARADISE is a celebratory account of a time when train travel was more than just the accepted means of travelling around New Zealand. It was also an era when rail journeys provided excitement, companionship and romance. Royal trains, troop trains, rugby specials, tourist trains ... all come to life in Graham Hutchins evocative descriptions of rail travel in the golden age. ... Læs mere

    80,10 kr.

  • The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

    An Illustrated History of Railway Stations in Canada

    af Ron Brown ...
    Despite the "green" benefits of rail travel, Canada has lost much of its railway heritage. Across the country stations have been bulldozed and rails ripped up. Once the heart of communities large and small, stations and tracks have left little more than a gaping hole in Canada's landscapes. This book revisits the times when railways were the country's economic lifeline, and the station the social ... Læs mere

    80,10 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Rail Transport Infrastructure

    af Donovan Muddle ...
    This book details many of the different types of infrastructure that are present in a rail system. It is an overview, and presents a reasonable level of depth to the various engineering systems, such as track and signalling.The book discusses at length rail tunnels, and their related infrastructure, which includes the tunnel itself, fire systems, water management, and ventilation. The ... Læs mere

    48,11 kr.

  • An Introduction to Rail Transport Planning

    af Donovan Muddle ...
    This textbook attempts to details in depth the various concepts needed for the planning of rail transport. This textbook represents perhaps the first attempt anywhere to dfescribe in detail the processes involved in transport planning. The book is a combination of discussion on engineering systems, network analysis, economics, and detailed analysis of specific engineering systems. The first two ... Læs mere

    272,61 kr.

  • The Pontop & South Shields Railway

    af Rob Langham ...
    After the financial failure of the Stanhope & Tyne Railroad Company in 1841, a new company was set up to operate the coal-carrying eastern half of the railway that ran from the area around Consett down to South Shields. This new company, the Pontop & South Shields Railway, continued to enjoy success in moving coal from pits in north-west Durham to the shipping point on the River Tyne. Through ... Læs mere

    109,24 kr.

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station Through Time

    af Michael Meighan ...
    Serier serie Through Time
    Waverley is Scotland’s largest railway station and covering an area of 25 acres it is the second largest mainline station in the UK after Waterloo. Unusually for such an important destination it is both a terminus and a through station. In the 1840s, three railway companies built stations at the east end of what had been the Nor Loch – North Bridge, General and Canal Street – and these became ... Læs mere

    101,61 kr.

  • Bradshaw's Guide Surrey & Sussex Railways

    London, Brighton and South coast - Volume 11

    af Simon Jeffs, John Christopher ...
    Serier Bog 11 - Bradshaw's Guide
    The LBSCR was the main route connecting London with Brighton and the pleasures of the South Coast resorts. In this latest volume Bradshaw takes us on the journey and, via the numerous branch lines, also explores the coastal lines, westwards to Chichester and eastwards, on the Brighton and Lewes branch to Eastbourne, St Leonards and Hastings. The network of branch lines within Surrey and Sussex ... Læs mere

    101,61 kr.

  • Class 50 Locomotives

    af Andrew Cole ...
    Serier serie Class Locomotives
    Class 50s are probably among the best-loved diesel locomotives that have run on British Rail. Fifty of these powerful, English Electric-powered locomotives were built by EE at their Vulcan foundry from 1967 onwards. They were ordered to work express passenger workings on the northern end of the West Coast Main Line before the advent of electrification. They performed these duties until the first ... Læs mere

    101,61 kr.

  • Locomotives at BR Workshops

    af Andrew Cole ...
    When British Rail was formed in 1948, it inherited a large number of workshops that were used by the Big Four railway companies. They were located all over the country, and British Rail would set about closing some of the smaller locations. The workshops were used to build, repair, overhaul and scrap various British Rail locomotives, multiple units and carriages. While many of the smaller ... Læs mere

    101,61 kr.

  • Britain's Railways in the 1970s

    af David Hayes ...
    The 1970s was a unique period for Britain’s railways. Steam had not long been replaced by diesel traction, the West Coast Main Line electrification was well underway with new and more powerful locomotives, and the colourful ‘rail blue’ livery projected an image of a new and altogether cleaner railway – there was plenty to be optimistic about. It was also a good time for the railway photographer – ... Læs mere

    101,61 kr.

  • Express Trains

    af Tim Bryan ...
    Serier serie Britain's Heritage
    The most glamorous trains run by railway companies were the high-speed expresses, linking the major towns, cities and holiday destinations. They included overnight sleepers, fast mail trains, excursion specials and boat trains connecting with ocean liners. These premier trains were the fastest and most luxurious of their day. They generated much publicity, especially in the 1930s when they ... Læs mere

    73,37 kr.

  • Pennsylvania Rivers and Rails

    af Tim Croll ...
    Pennsylvania Rivers and Rails focuses on the abundance of waterways and rail lines found within the borders of the second state that entered the Union on December 12, 1787. Stories of human inhabitants utilizing these bodies of water and means of transportation for shelter, travel, and survival have transpired within Pennsylvania's boundaries for centuries. Pennsylvania is blessed with many miles ... Læs mere

    80,10 kr.