Ticket to ride
Subtitle: around the world on 49 unusual train journeys
By: Tom Chesshyre
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
ISBN-13: 9781849538268
Subjects: Travel; Voyages around the world; Railroad travel
Other titles: Around the world on 49 unusual train journeys
Description: Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond. With his trademark wit and humour, Tom takes us on fascinating adventures through diverse landscapes and cultures and introduces us to an ever-changing cast of memorable characters, all of whom share a passion for train travel. Whether you're an armchair traveller, a daily commuter or a seasoned train adventurer, this platform-hopping odyssey will open your eyes to the joys of life on two rails.
Notes: Color illustrations on front and back inside covers.

Includes bibliographical references  and index.
Table of contents: title: Crewe station, Englend; title: Kosovo and Maccedonia; title: China; title: India; title: Sri Lanka; title: Turkey and Iran; title: Finland, Russia and China; title: Australia; title: America; title: Bordeaux, France; title: China, North Korea, Italy to Poland; title: Peru, Spain, Switzerland to Italy, Poland, Kaliningrad and Lithuania; title: Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh, Mallaig to Glasgow, Scotland, Kent and East Sussex, England.