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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

    par Christian Wolmar ...
    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

    par Francisco Furtado ...
    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

  • 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 €

  • Vanderbilt

    The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

    par 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 ... ... En savoir plus

    11,99 €

  • Lenin on the Train

    par 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... ... En savoir plus

    9,49 €

  • 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 €

  • Victoria's Railway King

    Sir Edward Watkin, One of the Victorian Era's Greatest Entrepreneurs and Visionaries

    par Geoff Scargill ...
    The accomplishments and initiatives, both social and economic, of Edward Watkin are almost too many to relate. Though generally known for his large-scale railway projects, becoming chairman of nine different British railway companies as well as developing railways in Canada, the USA, Greece, India and the Belgian Congo, he was also responsible for a stream of remarkable projects in the nineteenth ... En savoir plus

    6,17 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Last Years of Steam Around Worcester

    From the Photographic Archive of the Late R. E. James-Robertson

    par Michael Clemens ...
    Robert Ellis James-Robertson (but always known as Ellis) lived at Worcester from the mid-1950s and travelled extensively around the country building up a large railway archive. In the early 1960s a few of Ellis’s photographs were published in books and magazines and the credit ‘R. E. James-Robertson’ may be familiar to some. This book of mainly unpublished colour and black and white photographs ... En savoir plus

    8,27 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Metros - U-Bahnen - Subways Teil 3

    par Rogér Wolf ...
    In vier Buchteilen werden die Metros der Welt erfasst und dargestellt. Streckenpläne geben Auskunft über die Anzahl der Stationen dieser Bahnen in ihrem Streckennetz. In technischen Erläuterungen werden die eingesetzten Fahrzeuge mit ihren Beförderungskapazitäten, durchschnittliche und höchste Fahrgeschwindigkeiten, Besonderheiten zum Fahrbetrieb usw. erläutert. Der Teil 1 befasst sich mit Metros, ... En savoir plus

    19,99 €

  • The Minor Railways of East Anglia

    Development Demise and Destiny

    par Rob Shorland-Ball ...
    A look at the minor railways in eastern England that were once busy transport links and made vital contributions to the social and business heritage.Rob Shorland-Ball is a former teacher and a born storyteller and so is well aware of the strong local loyalties in East Anglia.Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex are considered to be very different separate and independent areas by their inhabitants.When the ... En savoir plus

    8,23 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Trains in the Southern Region

    The Late 1960s and 1970s

    par David Reed ...
    In this volume of previously unpublished photographs, David Reed takes the reader on a journey around the Southern Region. The Waterloo–Bournemouth and Weymouth line features with Woking, Basingstoke and the New Forest, together with the south coast ‘Coastway’ route between Portsmouth, Brighton and Hastings, including a brief hop over to the Isle of Wight. There are also photographs taken on the ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Railways of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

    par Patrick Bennett ...
    First on the scene was the London & Southampton, soon to change its name to the London & South Western. The branch on to Salisbury was the start of the LSW’s drive to reach Exeter. Other routes followed including the Portsmouth Direct, intended to outdo the London & Brighton’s attempt to capture the Portsmouth traffic. The need to reach Bournemouth resulted in two separate lines built by the LSW. ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Grenville Mellen Dodge in the Civil War

    Union Spymaster, Railroad Builder and Organizer of the Fourth Iowa Volunteer Infantry

    par James Patrick Morgans ...
    In 1861, Colonel Grenville Dodge organized the 4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment and led them off to war. They had few uniforms or weapons and were more of a mob than a military unit, but Dodge shaped them into a fighting force that won honors on the battlefield and gained respect as one of the best regiments in the Union army.Promoted to the rank of major-general, Dodge became one of the ... En savoir plus

    14,20 €

  • Eastern Kentucky Railway

    par Terry L. Baldridge ...
    Collection series Images of Rail
    In 1865, as the Civil War was drawing to a close, plans were underway in Boston for a railroad construction project to begin in Greenup County, Kentucky. Eventually the Eastern Kentucky Railway Company would extend its main track through two more counties, Carter and Lawrence. Spanning just 36 miles of main track from Riverton to Webbville, theEastern Kentucky Railway became a lifeline for the ... En savoir plus

    11,07 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Great Shefford - Stations of the Great Western Railway GWR

    Stations of the Great Western Railway, #8

    par Charles Darvelle ...
    Collection Livre 8 - Stations of the Great Western Railway
    An engaging history of one of the lost branch line stations on the Great Western Railway.Great Shefford Station is no more. Although it was once a bustling village station with a thriving trade in timber felled in nearby woods, there is little left on the ground to show where this railway station once stood. Some of the older residents can still remember the trains rattling through the station and ... En savoir plus

    0,99 €

  • Railway Stations

    par Tim Bryan ...
    Collection series Britain's Heritage
    Railway stations were a prominent feature of most towns and villages in Britain until post-war modernisation and closures swept many away. The largest and most imposing stations were in large towns and cities. Among the most impressive were the London termini such as King’s Cross, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Waterloo. They handled and (still handle) millions of long distance and commuter ... En savoir plus

    8,54 €

  • The Planet and Samson Locomotives

    Their Design and Development

    par Anthony Dawson ...
    Robert Stephenson's Planet class locomotive was the first true design of mainline express passenger locomotive. Delivered less than a year after Rocket it was one of the most successful early locomotive designs. Planet set the mold for British locomotive design for more than the next century featuring a multi tubular boiler; inside cylinders; crank axle; and the first use of proper frames. The ... En savoir plus

    22,34 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Later Years of British Rail 1980-1995: Eastern and Southern England

    par Patrick Bennett ...
    The railway in 1980 had not changed much since the 1960s. There were certainly no more steam locomotives, but passenger trains consisted largely of carriages hauled by locomotives, which had mostly been constructed in the 1950s or early 1960s. Secondary services were provided by various types of multiple units from the same era. Freight traffic was still buoyant and marshalling yards busy. There ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • The Golden Age of Streamlining

    par Colin Alexander ...
    Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind resistance, faster transportation and a more efficient economy. The Art Deco-influenced style was also a huge public relations exercise in the glamour-obsessed 1920s and 1930s. Its most obvious manifestations were on the railways, with beautiful ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Twenty First Century Narrow Gauge

    A Pictorial Journey

    par James Waite ...
    Collection series Narrow Gauge Railways
    James Waite has been a skilled railway photographer for many years. In this book he has brought together photographs of many of the world’s steam-worked narrow gauge railways in the twenty-first century, concentrating mostly on views which show the scenery, both natural and man-made, through which they ran. They are accompanied by extended captions, the fruit of extensive research containing much ... En savoir plus

    8,44 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Vom Schweden, der den Zug nahm

    und die Welt mit anderen Augen sah

    par Per J. Andersson ...
    Traduit par Susanne Dahmann ...
    Collection Livre 6385 - Beck Paperback
    In seinem neuen Buch entdeckt der schwedische Bestsellerautor Per J. Andersson die abenteuerliche Welt des Zugreisens. Er begibt sich mit der Eisenbahn zum nördlichsten Zipfel Europas, fährt mit der Dampflok über den Wolken, steigt in den sagenumwobenen "Orientexpress" und verbringt ganze Tage und Nächte im Abteil, wo er kuriose Mitreisende kennenlernt. Sein Buch weckt die Sinne und ist ein Muss ... En savoir plus

    12,99 €

  • The New Economic History of the Railways (Routledge Revivals)

    par Patrick O'Brien ...
    Collection series Routledge Revivals
    The book, first published in 1977, contrasts new and older approaches to the history of transport and outlines a critical exposition of the methods used to quantify the contribution of railways to economic growth by means of counterfactual speculation and the measurement of social savings. The author also outlines and appraises an alternative measure of the impact of railways, namely the social ... En savoir plus

    53,23 €

  • Middletown and Unionville Railroad

    par Douglas Barberio ...
    Collection series Images of Rail
    The Middletown and Unionville Railroad, successor to the Middletown, Unionville and Water Gap Railroad, operated from December 1, 1913, until May 31, 1946, when it was reorganized as the Middletown and New Jersey Railway. The railroad�s main revenue was derived from the transportation of dairy products, feed, coal, lumber, and passengers along its 14.5-mile right-of-way from the city of Middletown ... En savoir plus

    11,07 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus