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The race to the north : rivalry and record-breaking in the golden age of steam /
In the late nineteenth century, some of Britain's leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the 'races to the north'. There were two phases, in 1888...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Wharncliffe Transport/Pen & Sword,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the late nineteenth century, some of Britain's leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the 'races to the north'. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. David Wragg's gripping, detailed narrative tells the story of this epic engineering and commercial competition. He concentrates on the determination of the railway companies to see who could provide the fastest schedu. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 187 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (page 181) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781473822368 147382236X |