Peter Herring Bücher

Vor 200 Jahren brach mit den ersten Eisenbahnen das Zeitalter des modernen Verkehrs an. Dieses Buch erzählt vom aufregenden Siegeszug der neuen Technologie im 19. Jahrhundert und den zahlreichen technischen Rekordleistungen der Eisenbahnen im 20. Jahrhundert. Jede Ära der Eisenbahngeschichte wird anhand historischer Bilddokumente und exklusiver Farbfotos besonders schöner Lokomotiven zum Leben erweckt.

Over a period of 150 years, Britain's railway companies employed a fascinating variety of steam locomotives. From the streamlined flyers of the 1930s to freight workhorses and dock tanks, Classic British Steam Locomotives celebrates that variety. Within its four sections, detailed profiles of 85 classes encompass the story of the best of British steam. It begins with the pioneers of the early- to mid- 1800s and the revolution in power and efficiency that characterized the turn of the century - a period that also saw the art of locomotive design reach its ornate and elegant zenith. The record-breakers of the 1920s and 1930s are assessed, along with the engines of war that performed heroically during the 1940s. The work of the visionary, but controversial, Oliver Bulleid is examined, as are the post-war standard classes that gave to the story of British steam the lamentably brief coda. The key facts and figures about each design are tabled, and introductory overviews convey the historical and technical background to each period. A comprehensive glossary, and a wealth of of detailed illustrations complete a survey that embraces steam's first, its fastest, and a host of the greatest locomotives ever to run on rails.

Presents a brief history of the railroads; provides a photographic gallery of trains from the development of the first steam locomotive in 1804 to 2000; and includes biographical information about designers, engineers, and innovators who were responsible for the development of trains.

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Britons have always viewed their railway system with a mixture of affection, amusement and exasperation. Yet there were also periods in the twentieth century when Britain's railways were a source of pride and excitement. Many still recall when the train was their principal means of travel, whether to school or work, to visit friends and relatives, or to go on holiday. And it wasn't just people that went by the food that fed them, the bricks that built their homes, the coal that heated them, were all carried by train.This book celebrates this time when a train journey remained an adventure, and when the steam locomotives that made the journey possible were a source of awe and fascination. Those journeys are recalled in Yesterday's Railways, alongside the eventful journey made by all of Britain's railways from the ground-breaking years of the 1900s to the day in August 1968 that the fires were put out for the last time.

Téměř každý z nás už cestoval vlakem - ti starší i vlakem s parní lokomotivou.. První cesta je vždy nezapomenutelná a skrývá v sobě určité kouzlo, na které člověk s nostalgií vzpomíná. Nostalgii v nás vyvolává i pohled na staré, nádherné lokomotivy, které už dávno nejezdí po svých tratích, ale nestratily nic ze své přitažlivosti. Každá z nich má svou historii a může být na ni hrdá. Díky lidem, které tyto nádherné stroje okouzlily, se mnohé z nich dodnes zachovaly nejen v muzejích, ale i v paměti lidí. Naše kniha podává ucelený pohled na historii vlaků, nejen lokomotiv, ale celých souprav. A k vlakům neodmyslitelně patří i železnice, ta železnice, ktorá změnila život lidí v celých regionech. Ty nejznámnější, často opředené legendami najdete i v této knize.