Steam railways explained : steam, oil & locomotion /

Steam railways have always captured the public?s imagination. Even from the first stirrings of the mineral lines in the early 1800s through to the heyday of the Railway Age, steam engines kept and continue to keep their fascination. The delight is that around the British Isles is a wide range of wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yorke, Stan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newbury : Countryside Books, 2007.
Colección:England's living history.
Temas:
Railroads > Great Britain > History.
Steam locomotives > Great Britain > History.
Locomotives à vapeur > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > General.
Railroads
Steam locomotives
Great Britain
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Section I: A Brief History
  • Chapter 1: In The Beginning
  • Chapter 2: The Glorious Years
  • Section II: Where Shall We Go?
  • Chapter 3: Surveying and Planning the Route
  • Chapter 4: Keeping A Level
  • Chapter 5: The Roadway
  • Chapter 6: Who Goes First?
  • Section III: The Wonderful Wheel
  • Chapter 7: The Mighty Locomotive
  • Chapter 8: Making it Pay
  • Chapter 9: The Romance Ends
  • Section IV: Reference
  • Sites to Visit
  • Glossary
  • Index

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