On the Fast Track
Subtitle: French Railway Modernization and the Origins of the TGV, 1944-1983
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: July 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780275973773
Subjects: European history: postwar, from c 1945 -; History of engineering & technology; Railway technology & engineering; Railway transport industries; Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000; History; Transportation; History: World; Politics/International Relations; Europe; Europe - General; Government - Comparative; Railroads - General; History / Europe / General; France; High speed ground transportati; High speed ground transportation; Railroads
First sentence: This chapter traces the broad outlines of the French railways' postwar recovery in preparation for the discussion of high speed rail that will follow in subsequent chapters.