The Train: A Photographic History By Jonathan Glancey 2004 Out Of Print New

PLEASE NOTE THAT POTAGE AND PACKAGING IS R65  The Train: A Photographic HistoryBottom of Form Top of Form Bottom of Form by Jonathan Glancey ,2004 (Out of Print NEW) From the atmospheric age of steam to todays high powered electric vehicles, The Train takes readers on a visually stunning ride through history. Much more than a collection of models, this volume offers insight into the way trains have shaped the modern age. It looks at train design (including New York Centrals sleek Twentieth Century Limited, Frances high-speed TGV, an The train changed the face of the world. From slow beginnings in the coalmines of England at the start of the nineteenth century, it was possible by the 1840s to cover vast distances at unprecedented speed, changing modern communications forever. Much more than a collection of models through the ages, The Train offers insight into the ways in which trains have made an impact upon the modern age. Admire some of the world's greatest trains from the New York Centrals sleek Twentieth Century Limited to the high-speed TGV of France, or Japan's Shinkansen bullet train. Wonder at the splendid architecture of the world's great train stations, from the original Penn Station of Washington DC. Consider the role of trains in film, from Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train to Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot. Hardcover, 256 pages Published 2004  by Carlton Books More Details... ISBN 1847324657 (ISBN13: 9781847324658)