100 years of railways
Subtitle: twentieth century in pictures
Series: Twentieth century in pictures
Publisher: Ammonite Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lewes
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9781906672522
Subjects: Railroads; Pictorial works; History
Other titles: One hundred years of railways
Description: The railway system in Britain is the oldest in the world, beginning in 1825 with the first steam locomotive hauled public railway and culminating in a network of more than 10,000 miles of track by 2000 and a high-speed rail link to continental Europe via the Channel Tunnel. This book traces the many fascinating changes of the railway in the 20th century.
Notes: Includes index.