Bristish Steam Railways: A History of Steam Locomotives - 1800 to the Present Day - Hardcover

Ross, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1405416432 ISBN 13: 9781405416436

Verlag: Parragon, 2004

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Reseña del editor:

From Richard Trevithick's first cumbersome engine in 1804 to Stephenson's Rocket and on to the golden age of steam. Illustrated with over 200 colour and black-and-white photographs, colour maps, prints and drawings, this is a definitive and entertaining history by a steam-railway expert that covers all the essential events of the past two centuries, including: Pioneering years of Stephenson, Brunel and Locke; Mallard's 126mph record and the last regular steam service with Clun Castle; Railway network of over 100 companies and the remaining little lines; Detailed specification tables of all the most important locomotives, including magnificent A4 and 'Coronation' class locomotives

Biografía del autor:

David Ross, transport historian, is author of over 40 books, including Steam Railways, Rail 150 and Orient Express.

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• Verlag: Parragon
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1405416432
• ISBN 13: 9781405416436
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160