A Complete History of the World's Great Locomotives and Fabulous Train Journeys.
Features:
- Over 1,500 photographs of locomotives from around the world.
- A definitive history of locomotive technology from the great steam engines of the 1830s to the electronic speed trains of the present day.
- Detailed specification boxes given for over 100 key locomotive designs.
- Contains account of 95 of the world's most legendary railway journeys, including such departure points and destinations as Boston, Venice, Pretoria, the Khyber Pass, Darjeeling, Fuji, Sydney, Edinburgh and many more.
- A book to inspire the rail enthusiast and armchair explorer alike.
