DK Eyewitness Guides: Train by John Coiley

DK Eyewitness Guides: Train by John Coiley

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Zusammenfassung

Integrating words and pictures, this is a reference book on trains structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there are photograph of objects shown in real-life close-up detail.

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DK Eyewitness Guides: Train by John Coiley

The introduction of steam locomotives marked the beginning of a revolution that was to change the lives of people all over the world. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs follows the development of railways from horse-drawn carriages to the high-speed trains of today.Take a look inside the luxurious saloon used by Queen Victoria over one hundred years ago and see the world's first underground steam train. See inside an original working signal box and learn how a train driver reads the signals along the line. Discover how tracks evolved from simple wooden strips to steel rails able to take the strain of titling trains and learn how bridges and tunnels are built. See the fastest train in the world as well as the hi-tech trains of the future.Produced in association with the National Railway Museum in York Train is a unique and exciting introduction to the thrill and fascination of railways.
John Coiley was the curator of the National Railway Museum in York from its foundation in the 1970s until his retirement in 1992. From 1983 to 1986, he was the president of the International Association of Transport Museums. He died in 1998. The John Coiley Award for locomotive preservation is given by the Heritage Railway Association. Books he wrote include DK Eyewitness: Train and Rocket to Eurostar: National Railway Museum in Camera.
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ISBN 13 9780863189111
ISBN 10 0863189113
Titel DK Eyewitness Guides: Train
Autor John Coiley
Serie Dk Eyewitness
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr 1998-07-23
Seitenanzahl 63
Hinweis auf dem Einband Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
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