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The Train Jonathan Glancey

The Train By Jonathan Glancey

The Train by Jonathan Glancey


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Summary

The train changed the face of the world. From slow beginnings at the very start of the nineteenth century, it was, by the 1840s, possible to cover vast distances across the United Staes, Britain and Europe at unprecedented speed. This photographic collection combined with pithy and informative text will appeal to all rail enthusiasts.

The Train Summary

The Train by Jonathan Glancey

The train changed the face of the world. From slow beginnings in the collieries of England at the start of the nineteenth century, it was possible by the 1840s to cover vast distances at unprecedented speed, changing modern communications forever. Only the telephone, and later the internet would have such an impact on the way people lived and worked. The Train is a visual slice of locomotive history, from the romantic age of steam through to high powered electric trains of the present day. Much more than a collection of models through the ages, The Train offers an insight into the ways in which trains have impacted upon the modern age. Climb aboard and travel some of the great journeys of the world from the Venice-Simplon Orient Express to the wonderful Coast Starlight route from Los Angeles to Seattle. Take a look at the splendid architecture of the word's great train stations, or consider the role of trains in film, from Dr Zhivago to Some Like it Hot.

About Jonathan Glancey

Jonathan Glancey is Architecture and Design Editor of the Guardian newspaper. He is a frequent radio and TV broadcaster, and author of The Story of Architecture and Carlton's best-selling Twentieth-Century Architecture and The Car. He has driven and fired steam locomotives on the main lines of Britain, India, Poland, South Africa, Patagonia and China. He longs for the revival of Britain's railways.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Iron Road; Steam; Diesel-Electric; Freight; Film; Advertising; War and Politics; Architecture; Engineering; The Carriage; Journeys; Concept Trains; Narrow, Light and Miniature; People

Additional information

GOR002079114
9781844427895
1844427897
The Train by Jonathan Glancey
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Welbeck Publishing Group
2004-10-01
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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