Journey to Crossrail

Railways Under London, From Brunel to the Elizabeth Line

Stephen Halliday (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

2018
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-8785-1 (ISBN)

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The story of London’s main line railway beneath the streets, from its origins in the nineteenth century to its opening in the second decade of the twenty-first century

Why did London have to wait so long for a main-line railway beneath its streets? For a few years in the mid-nineteenth century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s broad-gauge Great Western trains ran from Reading to Faringdon. Now, after many false starts, his vision is being realised as the Elizabeth Line prepares to carry passengers from Reading to the City once again, and beyond to Essex and Kent, using engineering that would have earned the admiration of the greatest Victorian engineers. London historian Stephen Halliday presents an engaging discussion of Crossrail’s fascinating origins and the heroic engineering that made it all possible.

STEPHEN HALLIDAY is a lecturer, broadcaster and writer with a particular interest in the history of London from Roman times to the present day. His books include The Great Stink of London, The Great Filth, From Underground to Everywhere, Crossrail, and Fictional London. He has made many radio and television programmes and has contributed articles and reviews to a wide variety of publications

Erscheinungsdatum	27.11.2018
Zusatzinfo	8 Plates, color
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7509-8785-5 / 0750987855
ISBN-13	978-0-7509-8785-1 / 9780750987851
Zustand	Neuware