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Fire & steam

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An edition of Fire & steam: a new history of the railways in Britain (2007)

Fire & steam

a new history of the railways in Britain

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Describes how railway changed the face of British industry and stimulated development of many facets of modern life, from fish & chips to seaside holidays. This title celebrates the vision and determination of Victorian industrialists who developed this transport system and workers who cut through the land to enable a country-wide network to emerge.

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Subjects
History, Railroads, Economic aspects of Railroads, Social aspects of Railroads, Chemins de fer, Social aspects, Aspect social, Histoire, Aspect économique, Economic aspects, Railroads, great britain, history
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Great Britain

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Cover of: Fire and Steam
Fire and Steam: A New History of the Railways in Britain
2009, Atlantic Books, Limited
in English
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Fire & steam: how the railways transformed Britain
2008, Atlantic Books
in English
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Fire & steam: a new history of the railways in Britain
2008, ISIS
in English - Large print ed.
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Fire & steam: a new history of the railways in Britain
2007, Atlantic
in English
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Fire & steam: a new history of the railways in Britain
2007, Atlantic
in English
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Fire & steam: a new history of the railways in Britain
2007, Atlantic
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Fire and Steam
September 13, 2007, Atlantic Books
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Why railways?
1. The first railway
2. Getting the railway habit
3. Joining up Britain
4. Changing Britain
5. Railways everywhere
6. The big companies: Great but not necessarily good
7. The Agatha Christie Railway
8. Danger and exploitation on the tracks
9. Speeding to danger
10. The only way to get there
11. Fighting together-reluctantly
12. Compromise-the big four
13. And then there was one
14. An undeserved reputation
15. The future is rail.

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Originally published: London: Atlantic, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
385.0941

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Pagination
482 pages
Number of pages
482

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OL31926459M
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firesteamnewhist0000wolm_x7o4
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0753156849, 0753156830
ISBN 13
9780753156841, 9780753156834
OCLC/WorldCat
435621995

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'Fire & Steam' tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history.

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