A concise, authoritative and fast-paced telling of how the railways changed the world.
Review
'Christian Wolmar – always a stimulating writer – presents a lucid and engaging account of the far-reaching effects that trains have had upon society' - The Railway & Canal Historical Society
PRAISE FOR CHRISTIAN WOLMAR:
'Witty, fluent and opinionated' The Times, on To the Edge of the World.
'Fascinating... An excellent examination of one the most extraordinary engineering feats of the 19th century' Daily Express, on To the Edge of the World.
'I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train than by reading [this book]' - Sunday Telegraph, on The Subterranean Railway
About the Author
Christian Wolmar is an award-winning journalist and the author of a series of books on transport history including Fire & Steam, Railways & the Raj and Railways. He writes regularly for various newspapers and magazines, and has a regular column in Rail magazine.
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