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  • With a Vengeance

    A jaw-dropping and addictive thriller packed with twists

    par Riley Sager ...
    One train. No stops. A deadly game of survival and revenge.Twelve years ago, six people destroyed Anna Matheson's family. Now, she's ready for retribution, and she's laid a trap to get revenge on them all . . .One train. Six passengers. Fourteen hours with no escape until everyone's paid the price.But trapped on board as the train barrels through the night, it becomes clear Anna's not the only ... En savoir plus

    7,99 €

  • On the Wrong Line: How Ideology and Incompetence Wrecked Britain's Railways

    Britain's rail privatisation was one of the greatest political failures of recent history. A well-functioning industry was torn apart to satisfy political dogma and privatised in a way that not only compromised safety and wrecked performance but also resulted in financial melt-down.In this acclaimed book, an update to his earlier work Broken Rails, Christian Wolmar reveals the causes of the ... En savoir plus

    8,49 €

  • A ferrovia em Portugal: Passado, presente e futuro

    No século XIX, o comboio significava progresso. No século seguinte, entrou em declínio. E hoje? Sabia que Portugal é o país europeu onde o peso do comboio no movimento de mercadorias mais aumentou na última década e o principal operador do setor é rentável? E que a tendência recente é de crescimento no transporte de passageiros, sobretudo no longo curso entre as principais cidades e no serviço ... En savoir plus

    2,49 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Whistle

    par Linwood Barclay ...
    'Terrific' STEPHEN KING'First-class storytelling. Hooked from the first page, I raced through the book in one sitting' Five Star Reader Review'Dark and thoroughly absorbing' (Five stars)*****When you hear it, be afraid…Annie Blunt and her young son Charlie moved to their house in upstate New York to ... ... En savoir plus

    6,69 €

  • Vanderbilt

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

    “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 ... ... En savoir plus

    11,99 €

  • Lenin on the Train

    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... ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full edition)

    par George Bradshaw ...
    A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's rail network.Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys'.It is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to see and to ... En savoir plus

    21,00 €

  • Tooele Valley Railroad

    Collection series Images of Rail
    Shortly after the International Smelter offered economic salvation to Tooele�s struggling desert community, the Tooele Valley Railroad became the town artery. Though originally built in 1908 to connect the smelter to the Union Pacific and Western Pacific lines west of town, the railroad became central to daily life. Hundreds of local workers rode it to and from work each day. As technology ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond

    Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain’s engineers effectively exported the Industrial Revolution and specifically the railway around the globe. This was especially true in that forerunner of the Commonwealth, the British Empire. In those ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Catechism of the locomotive

    Catechism of the Locomotive by M. N. Forney is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the principles, construction, and operation of the steam locomotive, first published in the late 19th century. Written in a question-and-answer format, the book serves as both an educational resource and a practical manual for engineers, mechanics, students, and railway enthusiasts. Forney, a renowned ... En savoir plus

    19,99 €

  • Grand Central Terminal

    Railroads, Engineering, and Architecture in New York City

    More than a history of a train station—the story of a city and an age, as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral.Winner of the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Award in Architecture from the Association of American PublishersGrand Central Terminal, one of New York City's preeminent buildings, stands as a magnificent Beaux-Arts monument to America's Railway Age, and it ... En savoir plus

    24,19 €

  • The Stephenson Railway Legacy

    George Stephenson was born in 1781, the son of a Northumberland colliery engineman. Within a hundred years of his birth his railway legacy had opened up vast tracts of the planet, many of those routes engineered by George himself or his son Robert. Their locomotive factory at Newcastle upon Tyne soon outgrew its premises and a much larger site was founded at Darlington. The father and son are well ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Panama: A Personal Record of Forty-Six Years, 1861-1907

    par Tracy Robinson ...
    "Robinson started with the Panama Railroad and saw the Canal from start to finish." -Lincoln Review (1982)"A charming chronicler of the events of a lifetime on the Isthmus." - Panama and the canal in picture and prose (1913)"Wonderfully interesting book." - The Instructor (1913)"Probably no man knows more about Panama from personal experience than Tracy Robinson." - The Independent (1908)"After ... En savoir plus

    3,46 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • U-Bahn alemán

    Un miembro de nuestra es familia un gran fan y entusiasta de los trenes. De ahí surgió la idea de este libro, viajando por Europa. Los entusiastas de los trenes no son nada nuevo. Una de las primeras presonas que mostraron un especial interés por los trenes fue Fanny Gordon. En 1861, cuando tenía catorce años, empezó a apuntar los nombres de las locomotoras que pasaban por la estación de ... En savoir plus

    19,99 €

  • Henry Edward Huntington: Connoisseur Of Fine Books And Art

    par Daniel Alef ...
    The Huntington in San Marino, California, is one of the world's foremost collections of books, art and flora. Set in park-like grounds and a Beaux-Arts mansion built in the early 1900s, the Huntington boasts some of the rarest and most valuable artifacts on Earth from the Gutenberg Bible on vellum, the Ellesmere manuscript of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, ... En savoir plus

    1,73 €

  • Signal Boxes and Semaphores

    The Decline

    Mechanical signal boxes and semaphore signals are the last vestige of Victorian technology still to be found on Britain’s railways. Still surviving against all the odds in a digital era, only a few hundred ‘boxes’ remain in use out of the 10,000 originally built to control train movements across every inch of the network. Sadly, almost all of them are to be abolished within the next decade and ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Iron, Stone and Steam

    Brunel's Railway Empire

    par Tim Bryan ...
    Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe-inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer.New to the developing world of railways in the early 1830s, Brunel soon came to rival George and Robert Stephenson, as ... En savoir plus

    15,85 €

  • Looking Back At Stanier Locomotives

    par Kevin Derrick ...
    Collection series Looking Back At ...
    Looking Back at Stanier Locomotives is a photographic album depicting the designs of Sir William Arthur Stanier, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway from the 1930s. With an extensive selection of colour photographs taken during the 1950s and 1960s, this volume covers locomotive types including Black Fives, Jubilees, Duchesses, all of Stanier’s varieties of tank ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Exploring Disused Railways in East Scotland

    par Michael Mather ...
    Across Scotland there are remnants of many disused railway lines, reminders of the wider network that once served a variety of locations. Some fascinating examples are to be found in eastern Scotland and, although many are now fields, footpaths, and cycle ways, others have left more tangible traces of what they once were. Using a fascinating collection of photographs, Michael Mather explores the ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Crewe: The BR Blue Years

    par Michael Hitchen ...
    Crewe has long been a destination for the rail enthusiast keen to see lots of interest and continuous operation. In the era when Rail Blue dominated, it drew huge numbers with the guarantee of loco-hauled trains, close-ups of the large diesel depot and the potential to explore beyond the station to see heavy freight activity. If you were to visit on the occasion of a works open day, then the bonus ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Steam Across the Regions

    A Pictorial Rail Journey Through Britain

    par David Knapman ...
    The railroad photographer presents original images from the steam era across all the former British Railways regions.As a young photographer in the 1960s, David Knapman was captivated by the drama and grandeur of steam locomotives. In this beautiful collection from his extensive body of work, he shares a thrilling journey through British Railways many lines.Originally from the Southern Region, ... En savoir plus

    8,23 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Early Railways of Manchester

    par Anthony Dawson ...
    Manchester was Britain’s first railway city. The success of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830 inspired many entrepreneurs and businessmen to build their own lines, not only to share in the success of the Liverpool & Manchester, but to tap into the wealth of Britain’s first industrial city. The burgeoning realisation of Manchester as a railway hub quickly saw the city joined by iron road ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • En mand steg af toget ...

    Novelleserien 'En mand steg af toget ...' blev trykt første gang i DSB's magasin Ud & Se i 2010. En stribe danske forfattere blev bedt om at skrive et bidrag, der indeholder sætningen 'en mand steg af toget ...'. Hvad, der i øvrigt sker, er helt op til forfatterne selv. E-bogen er udgivet i samarbejde mellem forfatteren, Lindhardt og Ringhof og Ud & Se.Noveller: Susanne Staun: En privat oplevelse, ... En savoir plus

    8,64 €

  • Saltley Depot

    From the 1960s to Closure

    par Andrew Cole ...
    The very first depot at Saltley was opened by the Midland Railway in 1854. Due to the fast-growing levels of traffic, the depot was to prove inadequate, and it was relocated near to Lawley Street, where it remained until closure. With three massive roundhouses, Saltley was one of the largest depots in the West Midlands, servicing freight and passenger locomotives around Birmingham. With the end of ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €