Buy this book on-line WESTWOOD, JOHN: : THE WORLD STEAM TRAIN ALBUMUK.WIGSTON.MAGNUS BOOKS,1993. ISBN 1854225715.
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photographic dw/dj with minimal creasing and shelf-wear to edges.Black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and plain black endpapers.Tall Qrto,approx 12.50" x 9.25",272pp includes 400+ colour+
b/w photographs.
In the early days of steam,entire continents and their peoples were united by the railroad, and the steam train changed their lives like no other invention.Suddenly people could travel vast distances in a few days,and just as importantly,goods could be transported with amazing speed and economy.
From the middle of the 19thC until WWII the steam train reigned supreme for transportation.After the War,steam began to face tough competition from the road and from the air,and the gradual decline of European and US railways began.But some
lines were preserved,and in such places as India,Africa,China and South America steam engines today still perform vital functions.In addition to the authoritative
text,over 400 illustrations of engines from all over the world can be seen.
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