Taking the Train

Taking the Train

AngličtinaEbook
Anthony Burton, Burton
Pen and Sword
EAN: 9781399036726
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The book looks at rail travel from the passenger’s point of view, beginning when a coach drawn by horses, rumbled down the newly laid tracks linking Swansea to Mumbles in 1807 and takes the reader right up to the present day. It was not long after that first service opened in Wales that the first steam passenger trains began to operate. The story broadens out from the first inter-city line connecting Liverpool to Manchester to spread first around Britain and eventually spread across the world. The book paints vivid pictures of how travel seemed to passengers in different countries, drawing on many first-hand accounts. The early days offered little in comfort – third class passengers had to make do with carriages that were simply open trucks. Gradually conditions improved and eventually there was an age of luxury travel epitomised by the famous Orient Express. Every aspect of rail travel is looked at, from tragic tales of fatal accidents to the role of railway travel in films and books. This lively account of the pioneering days and what many regard as the golden age of rail travel will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys taking the train.
EAN 9781399036726
ISBN 1399036726
Typ produktu Ebook
Vydavatel Pen and Sword
Datum vydání 30. října 2024
Stránky 184
Jazyk English
Země United States
Autoři Anthony Burton, Burton
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