Product details
ISBN
9780747808060
Published
2010-10-10
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
174 gr
Height
177 mm
Width
113 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
104
Author
Biographical note
Oliver Green is a museums consultant and writer. Former Head Curator of the London Transport Museum, he is the author of a number of books relating to London transport history, and transport art. Oliver is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely, and just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue to function daily as busy stations for the travellers of the twenty-first century. This book provides the railway enthusiast with a brief history of the principal termini, featuring key aspects of architectural design and engineering but also highlighting anecdotes, myths, personal stories and curiosities about the stations' social and cultural history.
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London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini, more than any other city in the world. This book provides the history of the principal termini, featuring key aspects of architectural design and engineering and also highlights anecdotes, myths, and curiosities about the stations' social and cultural history.
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A guide to the history and stories associated with London's mainline terminus stations.
Pocket-sized illustrated introductions to Britain’s past and present.
Product details
ISBN
9780747808060
Published
2010-10-10
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight
174 gr
Height
177 mm
Width
113 mm
Thickness
10 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
104
Author