Train
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Train
（Eyewitness guides, 39）
Dorling Kindersley in association with The National Railway Museum, 1992
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Description
The introduction of steam locomotives marked the beginning of a revolution that was to change the lives of people all over the world. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs follows the development of railways from horse-drawn carriages to the high-speed trains of today.Take a look inside the luxurious saloon used by Queen Victoria over one hundred years ago and see the world's first underground steam train. See inside an original working signal box and learn how a train driver reads the signals along the line. Discover how tracks evolved from simple wooden strips to steel rails able to take the strain of titling trains and learn how bridges and tunnels are built. See the fastest train in the world as well as the hi-tech trains of the future.Produced in association with the National Railway Museum in York Train is a unique and exciting introduction to the thrill and fascination of railways.
Table of Contents
- Origins - people and horse power
- invention of the steam engine and Trevithick's "Puffing Billy"
- steam locomotive cutaway
- 19th-century spread of steam to Europe, India, China, South Africa and Australia
- building the railways
- freight transport
- travelling in style
- following the signals
- the mail train
- electric and diesel-powered locomotives
- travelling long-distance
- royal trains and record breakers
- equipment to keep the trains running
- still steaming along
- travelling underground
- trains for fun
- trains for the future.
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