Railway Tales

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184754604
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Penguin Book Of Indian Railway Stories written by Ruskin Bond and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2000-10-14 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this collection capture the essence of the Indian Railways - from the small-town station, at the time of the Raj, to the present day big-city station bursting at the seams. The teening and varied life of the Indian Railway station and its environs have fascinated writers from Jules Verne in the 1870s to more recently Satyajit Ray, R.K. Laxman and more modern writers. In this anthology, one of India's best-known writers makes a selection of greattest railway stories the subcontinent has produced. Julese Verne Rudyard Kipling Flora Annie Steel Hon. J.W. Best Jim Corbett Khushwant Singh Ruskin Bond Manoj Das Intizar Husain Satyajit Ray Bill Aitkin R.K. Laxman Victor Banerjee Manojit Mitra.

Author : Nora Dunn
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781500672461
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Trains written by Nora Dunn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-11-24 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author shares her adventures of traveling by train throughout the world.

Author : Geoff Body
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750957026
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Real Railway Tales written by Geoff Body and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-05-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running a railway is a complex business, constantly throwing up drama, misadventure and the unexpected. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railwaymen's memories and anecdotes to create an enjoyable book of escapades and mishaps, illustrating the daily obstacles faced on the railways, from handling the new Eurostar to train catering, nights on the Tay Bridge to rail 'traffic cops', and from mystery derailments to track subsidence. However interesting the infrastructure of the large and varied railway business may be, the real heart of this great industry lies in its people, the complex jobs they occupy and the dedicated way in which they carry them out.

Author : Colin G. Maggs
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750997818
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amazing and Curious Railway Tales written by Colin G. Maggs and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who won in a race between a train and a pigeon? How can you warn bats to leave a railway tunnel? Before the era of the car, which railway company carried the most prisoners? Colin G. Maggs has collected all of these answers – and more! – in Amazing and Curious Railway Tales, a compendium of stories, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways.

Author : Nathaniel Adams
Publisher : Little Gestalten
ISBN 13 : 9783899558456
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of the Rails written by Nathaniel Adams and published by Little Gestalten. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jump on board a visual journey that will draw readers young and old into the magic of traveling by train, the sense of adventure and discovery as you look around at the world passing by. Learn about the trains like the bullet train Shinkansen and the most ambitious, daring and important train routes ever constructed. From Australia to Wales, each route is unique. Find out why as we travel the globe and explore the stories of the people who built, designed and ride the railways. Discover how these routes came to be and the impact they have had on history and people's lives today.

Author : John C. Jacques
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780954073107
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Railway Tales written by John C. Jacques and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : W. Awdry
Publisher : Egmont Books (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781405203449
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Old Engine written by W. Awdry and published by Egmont Books (UK). This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of four stories chronicling the adventures of several railway engines.

Author : Cy Warman
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of an Engineer written by Cy Warman and published by New York : C. Scribner. This book was released on 1895 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Trainer
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1772030430
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Whistle Posts West written by Mary Trainer and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2015 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody has a train story. Whether it comes from a distant relative who worked on the railways or from a family train trip that formed a lasting impression of the Canadian landscape, trains inspire a sense of wonder and nostalgia. They are embedded in the history of Canada as a whole and western Canada in particular, and for generations they were how most people travelled and saw the country. Today, trains get the most attention in the context of tragedy, in the aftermath of rare but catastrophic derailments. However, train stories go beyond these modern-day disaster tales or romantic glimpses into the past. Whistle Posts Westpresents a compelling array of stories that illustrate how and why the railways continue to capture our imaginations. From the heartbreaking to the humorous, from the awe-inspiring to the absurd, this fascinating collection of railway tales from BC, Alberta and Yukon is sure to please.

Author : M. Ashley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780712352031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Platform Edge written by M. Ashley and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure The Platform Edge is a collection of the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks. In this express service to the unknown, phantom passengers join the jostling of the daily commute, a subway car disappears into another dimension without a trace, while a tragic derailment on a lonely hillside in the Alps torments the locals with its horrifying nightly repetition. From the open railways of Europe and America to the pressing dark of the London Underground, The Platform Edge is the perfect traveling companion for unforgettable journeys into the supernatural.