World Railways
Publisher: Gramercy
Published: October 16, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780517163894
Subjects: Railroads - Pictorial; Transportation / Railroads / General; Sale Books; Transportation; Railroads - General
First sentence: It would be wrong to describe northeastern England as the birthplace of the railroad, for its two essential components - the railed way and the mechanical traction running over it - first appeared elsewhere.