The world the railways made
Faith, Nicholas, 1933-2014
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From 1825, when the first passenger service linked Stockton and Darlington to the outbreak of World War I, Nicholas Faith's book presents a compelling journey through the first century of rail, introducing visionaries, engineers, surveyors, speculators, financiers and navvies - the heroes and the rogues of the mechanical revolution that turned the world upside down.
Main title:
The world the railways made / by Nicholas Faith ; edited by Christian Wolmar.
Imprint:
London : Head of Zeus, 2014.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Series title:
ISBN:
9781781858363 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.09385.09 FAI
Language:
English
Related title:
The world the railways made [electronic resource]
BRN:
242054