French Railways: A-Z (eBook)

Patrick Bennett (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
96 Seiten
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4456-9098-8 (ISBN)

Infos

The railways of France present a uniquely interesting picture, consisting as they once did of two entirely separate but overlapping systems: the standard-gauge network of the great railway companies and the mostly metre-gauge network of the local rural railways. This book attempts to provide a comprehensive picture of this fascinating diversity. Featuring a variety of locations throughout France, subjects covered include the seven pre-nationalisation railway companies; locomotives of all types, including both the successful and the spectacular failures; freight and passenger trains; the great railway engineers; famous lines, such as the Vivarais, as well as the not so famous; tourist railways; some of the great engineering marvels, such as the Viaduc du Garabit; accidents and disasters; railways in wartime; and even railways which were built but never saw a train. Using the author s own photographs as well as historic postcard views, this book will appeal to anyone with an interest in railways.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
• ISBN-10: 1-4456-9098-5 / 1445690985
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4456-9098-8 / 9781445690988