Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations
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Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations by Andrew Dow
A compendium of quotations about railways since 1608. This work records words - from the well-known to the abstruse, from the commonplace to the vital. These quotations are arranged by subject matter and searchable by speaker, subject, and keyword.
"How we ever managed to understand the depth and breadth of railways before this book came along I'll never knowI recommend it to all who love railways - and even those who don't." - Sir William McAlpine, Bt. "An enduring tribute to the railway authors of the past and to the men who so gallantly operated the trains." - John White, Jr., former curator of transportation, National Museum of American History, author of The American Railroad Passenger Car, The American Railroad Freight Car, and American Locomotives"
Andrew Dow was born into a railway family, in Hitchin, England, where his parents worked at the wartime headquarters of the London & North Eastern Railway. He spent thirty years in the aviation industry before being appointed Head of the National Railway Museum in York in 1992. He is the author of Norfolk & Western Coal Cars (TLC, 1998) and Telling the Passenger Where to Get Off (Capital Transport, 2005). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, President of the Stephenson Locomotive Society, and vice chairman of the Gresley Society.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780801882920 |
| ISBN 10 | 0801882923 |
| Title | Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations |
| Author | Andrew Dow |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Year published | 2006-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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