Peter Herring Libros

Britons have always viewed their railway system with a mixture of affection, amusement and exasperation. Yet there were also periods in the twentieth century when Britain's railways were a source of pride and excitement. Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on holiday. And it wasn't just people that went by the food that fed them, the bricks that built their homes, the coal that heated them, were all carried by train.This book celebrates this time when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives that made the journey possible were a source of awe and fascination. Those journeys are recalled in Yesterday's Railways, alongside the eventful journey made by all of Britain's railways from the ground-breaking years of the 1900s to the day in August 1968 that the fires were put out for the last time.

Spans rock's roots with careers, achievements, and recommended recordings of various rock giants, super groups, and individual profiles of diverse rock stars

Britain was the pioneering force behind the birth of the steam locomotive. This authoritative visual reference spans over 150 years of railway history, featuring 85 class profiles, a comprehensive glossary and over 200 photographs.

Presents a brief history of the railroads; provides a photographic gallery of trains from the development of the first steam locomotive in 1804 to 2000; and includes biographical information about designers, engineers, and innovators who were responsible for the development of trains.

Reich illustrierter Überblick über 200 Jahre Eisenbahngeschichte: wesentliche Schwerpunkte, wichtige Entwicklungschritte, technische Innovationen.

Téměř každý z nás už cestoval vlakem - ti starší i vlakem s parní lokomotivou.. První cesta je vždy nezapomenutelná a skrývá v sobě určité kouzlo, na které člověk s nostalgií vzpomíná. Nostalgii v nás vyvolává i pohled na staré, nádherné lokomotivy, které už dávno nejezdí po svých tratích, ale nestratily nic ze své přitažlivosti. Každá z nich má svou historii a může být na ni hrdá. Díky lidem, které tyto nádherné stroje okouzlily, se mnohé z nich dodnes zachovaly nejen v muzejích, ale i v paměti lidí. Naše kniha podává ucelený pohled na historii vlaků, nejen lokomotiv, ale celých souprav. A k vlakům neodmyslitelně patří i železnice, ta železnice, ktorá změnila život lidí v celých regionech. Ty nejznámnější, často opředené legendami najdete i v této knize.