Trains

Description:

"This book deals with the fascination and excitement of world railway history, from Stephenson's Rocket to the modern age. With splendid illustrations and a sparkling narrative, it charters the fundamental stages and main events of railway history, from the birth of steam locomotion to modern high-speed trains. Divided into six sections, each chapter documents a significant period in the development of the railways and tells the stories of the key men, inventions, challenge and technological breakthroughs."--Publisher's description.

subjects: High speed trains,  Railroad trains,  Railroads,  Locomotives,  Pictorial works,  History,  Railroads, trains,  Locomotives, history,  Locomotives, pictorial works,  Railroads, pictorial works