Classic Trains (A Channel Four book)

by NicholasFaith (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.24

  Exploring the golden age of trains - a period of privately owned, competitive railway companies - this book details the early explosion of competitive fervour which resulted in the carving-up of the English countryside to accommodate the new iron horses . From those dramatic and turbulent beginnings, readers are led through the birth, demise and possible resurgence of the much loved and environmentally friendly rail-cars and trams, and behind the scenes of one of the busiest commuter systems in the world - the London Underground.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.24

  Exploring the golden age of railways - a period of privately owned, competitive companies - this book details the early explosion of rail fever , which resulted in the carving up of the English countryside to accommodate the new iron horses . From these dramatic and turbulent beginnings, readers are led through the birth, demise and possible resurgence of the environmentally friendly rail-cars and trams. The book also looks at the London Underground.