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Book Synopsis The Second Age of Rail by : Murray Hughes
Download or read book The Second Age of Rail written by Murray Hughes and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last twenty-five years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan - pioneer of high-speed train technology - set the precedent with its legendary bullet trains in 1964; since then a dozen countries have joined the high-speed revolution. Today, China is setting the pace as it crafts a nationwide network of super-railways, and Morocco and Saudi Arabia are on the cusp of launching trains that travel at 300km/h. The USA lags far behind, outpaced by Asia and Western Europe, where Eurostar links London to the international high-speed network - although a new-generation railway to northern England is still missing. Here is the full story of high-speed trains, retold in a journey across countries and continents. The Second Age of Rail is railway history in the making.
Book Synopsis The Second Age of RailThe Second Age of Rail by : Murray Hughes
Download or read book The Second Age of RailThe Second Age of Rail written by Murray Hughes and published by History Press. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last 25 years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan--pioneer of high-speed train technology--set the precedent with its legendary bullet trains in 1964; since then a dozen countries have joined the high-speed revolution. Today, China is setting the pace as it crafts a nationwide network of super-railways, and Morocco and Saudi Arabia are on the cusp of launching trains that travel at 300km/h. The USA lags far behind, outpaced by Asia and Western Europe, where Eurostar links London to the international high-speed network--although a new-generation railway to northern England is still missing. Here is the full story of high-speed trains, retold in a journey across countries and continents.
Download or read book Train written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world. Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar. You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe. For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.
Download or read book Train written by John Coiley and published by DK Children. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of railways from the first Babylonian rutways to the electromagnetic, driverless trains of today and describes how trains are built and operated.
Book Synopsis The Complete Visual History of Steam and Rail by : Colin Garratt
Download or read book The Complete Visual History of Steam and Rail written by Colin Garratt and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two perfect books for train enthusiasts, with a historical reference book spanning nearly two centuries of locomotive development, and an enthralling illustrated guide to the world's greatest railway journeys of all timme
Download or read book Railway Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Railway Age written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Railway Age and Northwestern Railroader written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Big Book of Real Trains by : Walter Retan
Download or read book The Big Book of Real Trains written by Walter Retan and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Second Age written by Carl A. Franson and published by Art and Nature. This book was released on 2013-08-26 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Age is part of several recollections of its author, who described his life and experiences when he was a young man in the early 1930's. He takes us with him part way down the Mississippi in a 'floating house' and across the Pacific on journeys and experiences to the Far East, when he worked as a bellboy on board the President Coolidge.. Life lessons and experiences are shared in Second Age, from a time when life was simpler, when warm oatmeal and raisins were deeply appreciated, and when people while struggling during the Depression were also generous, kind, and down to earth. Experiences are heartwarming and are a pleasure to read.
Book Synopsis The Great Book of Trains by : Brian Hollingsworth
Download or read book The Great Book of Trains written by Brian Hollingsworth and published by Crestline Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrations and descriptions of more than 300 locomotives from the early steam pioneers of the 1830s to modern electric and diesel locomotives and proposed locomotives for the 1990s and beyond.
Download or read book Trains written by Gail Gibbons and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines different kinds of trains, past and present, describing their features and functions.
Download or read book Train! written by Judi Abbot and published by Tiger Tales. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little Elephant LOVES trains. One day, he rides on a real train, but he gets angry when no one wants to play trains with him. Cat wants to play with his plane. Penguin wants to play with his car. How will they all find a way to play together?
Book Synopsis Emerging Challenges and Opportunities of High Speed Rail Development on Business and Society by : Selladurai, Raj
Download or read book Emerging Challenges and Opportunities of High Speed Rail Development on Business and Society written by Selladurai, Raj and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2016-05-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increasingly busy lives of people in modern society cause a high dependence on the transportation sector. Traffic congestion, road maintenance, and a myriad of other problems have led stakeholders to seriously examine alternatives to traditional road traveling. Emerging Challenges and Opportunities of High Speed Rail Development on Business and Society is an authoritative reference source on the promising aspects of high speed railway transportation to supplement road travel. Highlighting empirical research, implementations plans, and future opportunities, this book is ideally designed for government officials, researchers, upper-level students, and technology developers working in the field of transportation.
Book Synopsis Rivers of Iron by : David M. Lampton
Download or read book Rivers of Iron written by David M. Lampton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What China’s infamous railway initiative can teach us about global dominance. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled what would come to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—a global development strategy involving infrastructure projects and associated financing throughout the world, including Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. While the Chinese government has framed the plan as one promoting transnational connectivity, critics and security experts see it as part of a larger strategy to achieve global dominance. Rivers of Iron examines one aspect of President Xi Jinping’s “New Era”: China’s effort to create an intercountry railway system connecting China and its seven Southeast Asian neighbors (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). This book illuminates the political strengths and weaknesses of the plan, as well as the capacity of the impacted countries to resist, shape, and even take advantage of China’s wide-reaching actions. Using frameworks from the fields of international relations and comparative politics, the authors of Rivers of Iron seek to explain how domestic politics in these eight Asian nations shaped their varying external responses and behaviors. How does China wield power using infrastructure? Do smaller states have agency? How should we understand the role of infrastructure in broader development? Does industrial policy work? And crucially, how should competing global powers respond?
Book Synopsis Birth of the Shinkansen by : Tetsuo Shimomae
Download or read book Birth of the Shinkansen written by Tetsuo Shimomae and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the Shinkansen, the world's first high-speed railway, which was born in Japan in 1964 and how it has developed up to the present day. In the 1950s, some European railways were trying to increase the commercial operating speed up to 160 km/h, and it was considered difficult to raise it to 200 km/h. Japanese engineers with excellent engineering ability post World War ll moved from the military to the railways to overcome the technological challenges realizing the high-speed railways using new approaches. The book discusses the technological barriers in speeding up the railway at that time and how these engineers overcame them in non-computer days. In the five decades since the Shinkansen began operating, there have been significant developments enabling high-speed, safe, and frequent train operation with high punctuality while conserving the environment. The book also describes today’s highly evolved Shinkansen. The Shinkansen, which runs 440,000 km a day, has carried 13.3 billion people without a single fatality in 56 years. The book overviews factors that contributed to the Shinkansen’s high safety record. This book is an excellent guide for those interested in the history of the world’s first high-speed railway.
Download or read book Mixed Train Daily written by Lucius Beebe and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
