Britain's Railways from the Air

Rob Higgins (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2023
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-3981-0846-2 (ISBN)

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Explore a selection of stunning photographs documenting the variety of Britain's railways from the air.

Rob Higgins shows how taking the aerial route gives unique insights into the history and workings of Britain’s railways. The marvels of Victorian engineering in their construction, their relationships to the canals they replaced as the main arteries of transport, and the communities and industry they spawned along their length can all be seen in detail. This book flies from the Scottish Highlands to Cornwall; from marshalling yards in the centre of the UK to lines hugging cliffs and beaches. All the viaducts on the ‘top’ section of the Settle & Carlisle line are featured, together with many other viaducts and bridges, including the swing bridges in the Norfolk Broads. Lineside industries are seen, from a huge malting complex in East Anglia to our fast-disappearing coal-powered power stations.

Professor Rob Higgins works at the University of Warwick and University Hospital Coventry. He is a doctor who was born and trained in East London, and has worked in many hospitals around London. He has an interest in local and medical history, and has an extensive collection of images of London hospitals. He has previously published extensively on kidney transplantation and on ceramics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.11.2023
Zusatzinfo	125 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Chalford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	246 x 168 mm
Gewicht	435 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Fotografieren / Filmen
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
ISBN-10	1-3981-0846-4 / 1398108464
ISBN-13	978-1-3981-0846-2 / 9781398108462
Zustand	Neuware