The Train

by JonathanGlancey (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2009

  $3.17

  Like movable type, the motor car, the aircraft and the Internet, the train revolutionised the way we negotiate the world. This visual history charts the development of the train around the globe, from the atmospheric age of steam, through the evolution of diesel and electric locomotives, right up to the ultra high-speed streamlined flyers of the present day. More than just a collection of different locomotives and trains, this selection of images with accompanying commentary from Jonathan Glancey offers a fascinating insight into the ways in which the train has made an impact upon our age, from its role in industry, war and politics to its influence upon architecture and film.

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.17

  The train changed the face of the world. From slow beginnings in the collieries of England at the start of the nineteenth century, it was possible by the 1840s to cover vast distances at unprecedented speed, changing modern communications forever. Only the telephone, and later the internet would have such an impact on the way people lived and worked. The Train is a visual slice of locomotive history, from the romantic age of steam through to high powered electric trains of the present day. Much more than a collection of models through the ages, The Train offers an insight into the ways in which trains have impacted upon the modern age. Climb aboard and travel some of the great journeys of the world from the Venice-Simplon Orient Express to the wonderful Coast Starlight route from Los Angeles to Seattle. Take a look at the splendid architecture of the word's great train stations, or consider the role of trains in film, from Dr Zhivago to Some Like it Hot.