On the Rails
Subtitle: Two Centuries of Railways 1804-2004
Publisher: Aurum Press, Limited
Published: October 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781854109811
Subjects: History of specific subjects; Trains & railways: general interest; Transportation; Railroads - History; RAILROADS_HISTORY; Transportation / Railroads / History; Railroads - General
Description: Accompanying a ten-part, Discovery Channel series which celebrates the bicentennary of the first railway locomotive, this book traces the early development of the railways and their subsequent spread over five continents, the quest for speed and luxury, modern railways and future prospects.