Giants of Steam
The Great Men and Machines of Rail's Golden Age
The thrilling story of the last, and greatest, generation of steam railway locomotives in regular main line service: a story of invention, skill and passion, Giants of Steam reveals how the true advocates of steam's glory days pushed its design and performance to remarkable limits, taking these powerful and beautifully designed machines to new heights against a backdrop of the political upheavals and military conflicts of the mid twentieth century. Glancey tells the stories of the greatest of the 'steam men', the charismatic engineers who designed these machines and put them to use. Giants of Steam also reveals how steam design has continued to progress against the odds in recent decades, while enthusiasm for the steam locomotive itself is far from burning out.
From Jonathan Glancey, the critically acclaimed and bestselling author of Spitfire: The Biography, comes his new bestseller telling the incredible story of the last days of the great steam locomotives.
| Autor: | Glancey, Jonathan |
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| ISBN: | 9781843547730 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Atlantic Books |
| Veröffentlicht: | 04.07.2013 |
| Untertitel: | The Great Men and Machines of Rail's Golden Age |
| Schlagworte: | History TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / Transportation TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History Trains & railways: general interest Trains and railways: general interest Transport technology and trades |
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