On Track: The Remarkable Story of How Trains Have Changed Our World
On Track explores how railways opened up our world, sparked industrial, social and tech revolutions, and changed society in many positive ways
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Quarto Publishing Group UK
2024
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Ausgabe: | 1st ed |
Online-Zugang: | DE-2070s |
Zusammenfassung: | On Track explores how railways opened up our world, sparked industrial, social and tech revolutions, and changed society in many positive ways |
Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (98 Seiten) |
ISBN: | 9780711284852 |
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contents | Cover -- CONTENTS -- All Aboard! -- CHAPTER 1: The Origins of the Railroads -- The Earliest Railroads -- The First Passenger Railroad -- The Liverpool and Manchester -- RAIL HERO: George Stephenson -- CHAPTER 2: Rail Around the World -- Early Steam-U.S. Style -- European Steam -- Crossing the Uncrossable -- CLASSIC LOCO: Stephenson's Rocket -- CHAPTER 3: Golden Age of Steam -- Amazing Engineering -- Statement Stations -- CHAPTER 4: All Change -- Time for Change -- A Connected World -- RAIL HERO: George Westinghouse -- CHAPTER 5: Running a Railroad -- Tracks and Wheels -- The Comfort Zone -- Staying Safe -- CLASSIC LOCO: Mallard -- CHAPTER 6: Loco Power -- How a Steam Loco Works -- How a Diesel Loco Works -- How an Electric Loco Works -- RAIL HERO: Granville T. Woods -- CHAPTER 7: Iconic Routes -- The Trans-Siberian Railroad -- The Orient Express -- The Pacific Railroad -- The Indian Pacific -- CHAPTER 8: The Wheels of Progress -- A Woman's World? -- Trains for Change -- CLASSIC LOCO: DHR B-Class -- CHAPTER 9: Going Underground -- The First Underground Line -- Underground Around the World -- RAIL HERO: Mary Elizabeth Walton -- CHAPTER 10: Trains at War -- The Early Years -- World War Two -- CLASSIC LOCO: Jupiter -- CHAPTER 11: Oddballs -- Suspension Railroads and Sky Trains -- The Weird and Wonderful -- Record Breakers -- RAIL HERO: Hideo Shima -- Chapter 12: The Future -- The Train's Second Age -- Future Power -- Driverless Trains -- Preservation and Enthusiasts -- Timeline -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Glossary |
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spelling | Adams, Tom Verfasser aut On Track The Remarkable Story of How Trains Have Changed Our World 1st ed Minneapolis Quarto Publishing Group UK 2024 ©2024 1 Online-Ressource (98 Seiten) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Cover -- CONTENTS -- All Aboard! -- CHAPTER 1: The Origins of the Railroads -- The Earliest Railroads -- The First Passenger Railroad -- The Liverpool and Manchester -- RAIL HERO: George Stephenson -- CHAPTER 2: Rail Around the World -- Early Steam-U.S. Style -- European Steam -- Crossing the Uncrossable -- CLASSIC LOCO: Stephenson's Rocket -- CHAPTER 3: Golden Age of Steam -- Amazing Engineering -- Statement Stations -- CHAPTER 4: All Change -- Time for Change -- A Connected World -- RAIL HERO: George Westinghouse -- CHAPTER 5: Running a Railroad -- Tracks and Wheels -- The Comfort Zone -- Staying Safe -- CLASSIC LOCO: Mallard -- CHAPTER 6: Loco Power -- How a Steam Loco Works -- How a Diesel Loco Works -- How an Electric Loco Works -- RAIL HERO: Granville T. Woods -- CHAPTER 7: Iconic Routes -- The Trans-Siberian Railroad -- The Orient Express -- The Pacific Railroad -- The Indian Pacific -- CHAPTER 8: The Wheels of Progress -- A Woman's World? -- Trains for Change -- CLASSIC LOCO: DHR B-Class -- CHAPTER 9: Going Underground -- The First Underground Line -- Underground Around the World -- RAIL HERO: Mary Elizabeth Walton -- CHAPTER 10: Trains at War -- The Early Years -- World War Two -- CLASSIC LOCO: Jupiter -- CHAPTER 11: Oddballs -- Suspension Railroads and Sky Trains -- The Weird and Wonderful -- Record Breakers -- RAIL HERO: Hideo Shima -- Chapter 12: The Future -- The Train's Second Age -- Future Power -- Driverless Trains -- Preservation and Enthusiasts -- Timeline -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Glossary On Track explores how railways opened up our world, sparked industrial, social and tech revolutions, and changed society in many positive ways Jay, Tom Sonstige oth Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Adams, Tom On Track Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group UK,c2024 9780711284838 |
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