Exploring Indian Railways by Bill Aitken

Exploring Indian Railways by Bill Aitken

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Summary

This amusing personal account examines the history of Indian Railways, their effect on the nation, and every imaginable aspect of Indian travel and railway lore. It should appeal to railway enthusiasts with a particular interest in India.

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Exploring Indian Railways by Bill Aitken

This amusing personal account of the Indian Railways focuses on the experience of the passenger and is packed with lively ancedotes. But it goes much beyond that taking in every imaginable aspect of the railways' history and current practices. Little escapes the author's fond,acerbic, and searching eye, as it ranges from station bookshops and ministry bureaucracy to locomotive types and tracks, from the technical aspects of railway administration to the broader issues of the effects of the railways upon Indian culture and their vital contribution to the economy.
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ISBN 13 9780195637618
ISBN 10 0195637615
Title Exploring Indian Railways
Author Bill Aitken
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher OUP India
Year published 1996-03-01
Number of pages 292
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