Tracks Across Continents, Paths Through History: The Economic Dynamics of Standardization in Railway Gauge

Tracks Across Continents, Paths Through History: The Economic Dynamics of Standardization in Railway Gauge

by Douglas J . Puffert (Author)

Synopsis

A standard track gauge - the distance between the two rails - enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. This book offers a global history of railway track gauges, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 376
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 19 May 2009

ISBN 10: 0226685098
ISBN 13: 9780226685090