{"product_id":"books-french-railways-a-z-by-patrick-bennett","title":"French Railways: A-Z","description":"The railways of France present a uniquely interesting picture, consisting as they once did of two entirely separate but overlapping systems: the standard-gauge network of the great railway companies and the mostly meter-gauge network of the local rural railways. This book attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of this fascinating diversity. Featuring a variety of locations throughout France, subjects covered include the seven pre-nationalization railway companies; locomotives of all types, including the successful and the spectacular failures; freight and passenger trains; the great railway engineers; famous lines, such as the Vivarais, as well as the not-so-famous; tourist railways; some of the great engineering marvels, such as the Viaduc du Gabarit; accidents and disasters; railways in wartime; and even railways which were built but never saw a train. Using the authors own photographs as well as historic postcard views, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railways.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510950519057,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781445690971.jpg?v=1778182879","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-french-railways-a-z-by-patrick-bennett","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}