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Underground Railway 1801-1902 - Niall Devitt

Underground Railway 1801-1902

Crowded City

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Buch | Hardcover
592 Seiten
2025
Pen & Sword Transport (Verlag)
978-1-5267-3583-6 (ISBN)
CHF 69,80 inkl. MwSt
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The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January 1863/. For many it is a very familiar narrative, a seemingly well-trodden story, with little new or significant additions, a direct and simple story of development and expansion, from the first trains from Paddington to Farringdon, culminating in today’s Elizabeth line. What this book seeks to do is to revisit the seemingly familiar story, but utilising the full wealth of archive primary resources now available. These sources are honed by a highly experienced researcher and historical expert in the subject.

The daunting engineering challenges from constructing tunnels under London, or designing Underground rolling stock, to the ever present battle to secure financial stability to expand and enhance the system, along with the unique design culture; are fully explored. The book, first of others, seeks to unify the at times disparate approach to writing on the subject. You will never think about the tube in the same way again.

Niall Devitt was proudly raised in an Underground railway family, studying for five years history at King’s London. His interests include, all trains, especially steam, QPR FC, The Fall, naval history, German opera, film and TV comedy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Will Hay and importantly, where to find the best doughnut in London and how to make the perfect pot of tea to go with it.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.7.2025
Zusatzinfo 160 black and white illustrations & maps; 160 Illustrations
Verlagsort Barnsley
Sprache englisch
Maße 172 x 246 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Regional- / Landesgeschichte
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schienenfahrzeuge
ISBN-10 1-5267-3583-0 / 1526735830
ISBN-13 978-1-5267-3583-6 / 9781526735836
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