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  • 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 €

  • 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 Star Reader Review* * * * *When you hear it, be afraid…Annie Blunt and her young son Charlie moved to their house in upstate New York to put a dreadful year behind them. The death of her husband and a scanda... ... En savoir plus

    6,69 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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 €

  • 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

  • Railroaders without Borders

    A History of the Railroad Development Corporation

    par H. Roger Grant ...
    Collection series 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 ... En savoir plus

    Avant 30,48 € Après 20,18 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    3,49 €

  • GWR Locomotives: The Prairies

    par 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, ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • Modelling the Welsh Narrow Gauge Railways

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    18,53 €

  • East Texas Logging Railroads

    par Murry Hammond ...
    Collection series 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 ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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

    par 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. ... En savoir plus

    7,30 €

  • The Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

    An Illustrated History of Railway Stations in Canada

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    6,27 €

  • Rail Transport Infrastructure

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    6,18 €

  • An Introduction to Rail Transport Planning

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    23,16 €

  • The Pontop & South Shields Railway

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    13,17 €

  • The Mobile & Ohio Railroad in the Civil War

    The Struggle for Control of the Nation's Longest Railway

    par Dan Lee ...
    The Mobile & Ohio Railroad was the longest line in the nation when it was completed in spring of 1861--the final spike driven a few weeks after Confederate artillery shelled Fort Sumter. Within days, the M&O was swept up in the Civil War as a prime conveyor of troops and supplies, a strategic and tactical asset to both Confederate and Union armies, who fought to control it.Its northern terminus at ... En savoir plus

    14,51 €

  • Edinburgh Waverley Station Through Time

    par Michael Meighan ...
    Collection series 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 ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Bradshaw's Guide Surrey & Sussex Railways

    London, Brighton and South coast - Volume 11

    par Simon Jeffs, John Christopher ...
    Collection Livre 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 ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Class 50 Locomotives

    par Andrew Cole ...
    Collection series 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 ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Locomotives at BR Workshops

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Britain's Railways in the 1970s

    par 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 – ... En savoir plus

    12,25 €

  • Was auf den Gleisen liegenblieb

    par Bernd Franco Hoffmann ...
    Vergessene Trassen, dichtes Gestrüpp oder flirrende Hochsommerhitze – der Autor Bernd Franco Hoffmann musste manches Hindernis überwinden, um die Fotos für seine Bücher „Stillgelegte Bahnstrecken im Bergischen Land“ und „Stillgelegte Bahnstrecken im Rheinland“ zu realisieren.Die jahrelange Mühe hat sich allerdings gelohnt: Die beiden informativen Bücher wurden zu Bestsellern des Genre und lösten ... En savoir plus

    4,99 €