Trains : from steam locomotives to high-speed rail /
Trains : from steam locomotives to high-speed rail.
text,Franco Tanel.
- 327 pages : illustrations (mostly colour), maps ; 30 cm.
Translated from the Italian.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
With splendid illustrations and a sparkling narrative, it charters the fundamental stages and main events of railway history, from the birth of steam locomotion to modern high-speed trains. Divided into six sections, each chapter documents a significant period in the development of the railways.