Railways Their Life And Times
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Australian Railways
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Author : Robin Bromby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Australian Railways written by Robin Bromby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
The nightmare of three different gauges, the daunting challenge of building railways across vast open spaces often with no water supplies, the follies of railway lines that were rarely used: all this is the saga of Australian railways, the sheer hard work and often suffering of those who gave their life's service to the railways. Brimming with anedotes and colorful stories. Australian Railways: Their Life and Times documents the old, the odd and the now forgotten. Complete with rare historic photographs.
New Zealand Railways
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Author : Robin Bromby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
New Zealand Railways written by Robin Bromby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Railroad travel categories.
New Zealand railway builders surmounted many obstacles: the terrain, a sparse and scattered population, two islands separated by an often stormy stretch of water, demands from every small settlement for their own railway line. But build a railway system - and a comprehensive one at that - New Zealand did. This is the story of that railway, from its heyday to the day of reckoning as losses had to be confronted. By 1953 the pattern was clear. The era of railways as the mainstay of land transport throughout New Zealand was ending. One by one, most of the rural branches would disappear over the next forty years; passenger train travel - other than commuter services in Auckland and Wellington - would almost disappear to a stage where there are just a handful of tourist services on the most scenic lines; all but the largest towns would lose their railway station. But, until then, the railways of New Zealand were part of almost everyone's life: you caught the train to visit friends and relatives in other parts of New Zealand, you depended on the trains to carry the bulk of the freight that moved to and from the ports. This is their story. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps.
Railways Their Life And Times
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Author : Robin Bromby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-06
Railways Their Life And Times written by Robin Bromby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-06 with Railroad trains categories.
A rail miscellany that evokes memories of the railway age. Complete with country profiles, this book recalls the many facets of railroading, from railways at war to steam engine technologies to challenges and triumphs is rail history.
Outback Railwaymen
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Outback Railwaymen written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
This book explores the life and times of three extraordinary railways, through the recollections and humorous stories of a selection of retired railwaymen and women. These were the hardy souls who kept the trains running through some of the harshest and most forbidding landscapes on Earth, in the great 'Back of Beyond.' They endured appalling climatic conditions, with scorching summer temperatures, howling dust storms and raging floodwaters, plus the ever-present danger of derailment and accident, along with the overwhelming isolation and loneliness that is the Australian Outback.
My Railway Life
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Author : Laurie McGrath
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
My Railway Life written by Laurie McGrath and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Railroad travel categories.
The Railways
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Author : Simon Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2015-09-24
The Railways written by Simon Bradley and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-24 with Transportation categories.
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.
Correspondence School Social Studies Broadcast
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Author : Correspondence School (N.Z.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Correspondence School Social Studies Broadcast written by Correspondence School (N.Z.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Frontier and pioneer life categories.
Train Time
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Author : John R. Stilgoe
language : en
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Release Date : 2009-02-05
Train Time written by John R. Stilgoe and has been published by University of Virginia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-05 with Architecture categories.
Unlike many United States industries, railroads are intrinsically linked to American soil and particular regions. Yet few Americans pay attention to rail lines, even though millions of them live in an economy and culture "waiting for the train." In Train Time: Railroads and the Imminent Reshaping of the United States Landscape, John R. Stilgoe picks up where his acclaimed work Metropolitan Corridor left off, carrying his ideas about the spatial consequences of railways up to the present moment. Arguing that the train is returning, "an economic and cultural tsunami about to transform the United States," Stilgoe posits a future for railways as powerful shapers of American life. Divided into sections that focus on particular aspects of the impending impact of railroads on the landscape, Train Time moves seamlessly between historical and contemporary analysis. From his reading of what prompted investors to reorient their thinking about the railroad industry in the late 1970s, to his exploration of creative solutions to transportation problems and land use planning and development in the present, Stilgoe expands our perspective of an industry normally associated with bad news. Urging us that "the magic moment is now," he observes, "Now a train is often only a whistle heard far off on a sleepless night. But romantic or foreboding or empowering, the whistle announces return and change to those who listen." For scholars with an interest in American history in general and railroad and transit history in particular, as well as general readers concerned about the future of transportation in the United States, Train Time is an engaging look at the future of our railroads.
The Life And Times Of Viscount Palmerston
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Author : James Ewing Ritchie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
The Life And Times Of Viscount Palmerston written by James Ewing Ritchie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with categories.
Little Book Cliff Railway
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Author : Lyndon J. Lampert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Little Book Cliff Railway written by Lyndon J. Lampert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Transportation categories.