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Fire and steam : how the railways transformed Britain
Wolmar, Christian2025
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'Fire and Steam' celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system and details the social and economic importance of the countrywide network that emerged. From reducing the price of fish and chips to boosting football attendances, and from allowing people to live far away from the cities they worked in to selling the seaside holiday, the railways were the catalyst for the birth of modern Britain.
Main title:
Fire and steam : how the railways transformed Britain / Christian Wolmar.
Author:
Wolmar, Christian, author
Edition:
Revised and updated edition / foreword by Peter Hendy.
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2025.
Collation:
xxi, 366 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
This edition originally published: 2024."200 years of train travel since 1825"--Front cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781805464709 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
385.0941385.0941 WOL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
8981846