The Golden age of European Railways [Audiobook] download free by Christian Wolmar

Listen audiobook: The Golden age of European Railways
Author: Christian Wolmar
Release date: 2014/7/5
Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD
Language: English
Genre or Collection: Transportation
ISBN: 9781783462841
Rating: 9.55 of 10
Votes: 152
Review by: Piper Cornelius
Review rating: 7.95 of 10
Review Date: 2018/11/1
Duration: 3H11M37S in 256 kbps (51.2 MB)
Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-07-24
You can listen to this audiobook in formats: WAV, MPEG-4 DST, MP3, MPEG4, FLAC, AU, WMA (compression 7Z, TBZ2, ZIP, RAR)
Total pages original book: 256
Includes a PDF summary of 28 pages
Duration of the summary (audio): 21M52S (5.6 MB)
Description or summary of the audiobook: One of the most important developments in European history, the railways helped create the social and economic fabric of the continent. In the 'Golden Age' of the railways, from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth, there was no more exciting, exotic or desirable way to travel. As the major railway companies quickly became huge industrial powers in their own right, they began to influence the infrastructure of trade, industry, agriculture and settlement. In some countries the bulk of the railway network was centralised under state control, while in others corporate and personal fortunes were won and lost as railway fever spread far and wide. Crossing stunning landscapes, linking the continent's great cities, and bringing natural wonders within the reach of ordinary people, the railways encouraged the growth of tourism industry, which in turn spurred the development of dramatic poster art. All these aspects of the early decades of European railway history are explored in this elegant, lavishly illustrated volume.The social, economic, environmental and technological challenges and achievements are all covered, together with highlights of the routes and the experiences of eager train passengers. The Golden Age of European Railways contains more than three hundred contemporary illustrations as well as route maps, schedules, technical appendices, and the fascinating perspectives of a team of award-winning writers and acknowledged railway experts.
Other categories, genre or collection: Trains & Railways
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Format: Hardback
Approximate value: Not Available USD
Dimensions: 254x308x36mm
Weight: 1,879.97g
Printed by: WHARNCLIFFE BOOKS
Published in: Barnsley, United Kingdom