The Times Golden Years Of Rail Travel

Author : Julian Holland
Publisher : Times Books
ISBN 13 : 9780008323752
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Times Golden Years of Rail Travel written by Julian Holland and published by Times Books. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by Britain's leading railway author this publication celebrates an evocative period in Britain's railway history, sadly gone forever but never forgotten. Highly illustrated with photographs and railway memorabilia that have been collected during the authors lifetime interest in the railways.

Author : Steve Barry
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0747814945
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Age of Train Travel written by Steve Barry and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the century after 1865 all the largest railroad companies had flagship luxury trains, spectacularly appointed steamliners offering unrivaled standards of service and thoughtful amenities including ladies' perfume and carnations for gentlemen. These luxury trains transported well-heeled passengers in grand style across spectacular American landscapes in an atmosphere of privilege and elegance. Including the iconic Super Chief of the Sante Fe Railway and New York Central System's fabled 20th Century Limited, they became legends in their day and for decades after their last runs. This beautifully illustrated book allows readers to experience the exhilarating journeys, the exquisitely designed train cars and the vintage advertisements and posters that together made up the passenger's experience during this golden age of train travel – an age still remembered and celebrated today.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781555218317
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All Aboard! written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martyn Pring
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526713268
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Luxury Railway Travel written by Martyn Pring and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Reads like an extravagant time travel through Britain’s opulence era where train travel was just as stylish and fanciful as the elite class themselves.” —Manhattan with a Twist Martyn Pring has carried out considerable research tracing the evolution of British luxury train travel weaving railway, social and travel history threads around a number of Britain’s mainline routes traditionally associated with glamorous trains. Drawing on contemporary coverage, he chronicles the luxury products and services shaped by railway companies and hospitality businesses for Britain’s burgeoning upper and middle classes and wealthy overseas visitors, particularly Americans, who demanded more civilized and comfortable rail travel. By Edwardian times, a pleasure-palace industry emerged as entrepreneurs, hotel proprietors, local authorities and railway companies all collaborated developing upscale destinations, building civic amenities, creating sightseeing and leisure pursuits and in place-making initiatives to attract prosperous patrons. Luxury named trains delivered sophisticated and fashionable settings encouraging a golden age of civilized business and leisure travel. Harkening back to the inter-war years, modern luxury train operators now redefine and capture the allure and excitement of dining and train travel experiences. “Martyn’s extraordinarily beautiful book is more than a collection of classic railway posters—it describes a way of life that’s now lost in the mists of the twentieth century . . . As a piece of social history, this book is faultless, and a precious reminder of luxury and class distinction . . . [a] fabulous book. Exceptional.” —Books Monthly “A comprehensive account of luxury ‘hotel trains,’ dining trains and the presentations of heritage railways brings the story to its unexpected conclusion . . . this is a lively take on a neglected topic.” —BackTrack

Author : Robert S. McGonigal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627004978
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Trains Heartland written by Robert S. McGonigal and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : McGonigal Robert S.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781627004695
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Trains East written by McGonigal Robert S. and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter T. Maiken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780801845031
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Night Trains written by Peter T. Maiken and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago, it was the way to travel. Back then, one could climb between crisp linens and soft blankets, adjust the oversized pillows, and watch America speed by in the night. With more than 300 photographs and 50 maps, Night Trains is a lively account of the Pullman enterprise during the golden years of its operation--from 1920 to 1955--when the remarkable sleeping car system routinely played host to more than 50,000 guests nightly. "A compelling tribute to a bygone time when getting there was half the fun... An education for the young and a scrapbook for those who remember." -- Herald-Dispatch

Author : Harry Weaver
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Golden Years of Trains, 1830-1920 written by Harry Weaver and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : McGonigal Robert S.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Trains West written by McGonigal Robert S. and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony Burton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN 13 : 1399036726
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking the Train written by Anthony Burton and published by Pen and Sword Transport. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book looks at rail travel from the passenger’s point of view, beginning when a coach drawn by horses, rumbled down the newly laid tracks linking Swansea to Mumbles in 1807 and takes the reader right up to the present day. It was not long after that first service opened in Wales that the first steam passenger trains began to operate. The story broadens out from the first inter-city line connecting Liverpool to Manchester to spread first around Britain and eventually spread across the world. The book paints vivid pictures of how travel seemed to passengers in different countries, drawing on many first-hand accounts. The early days offered little in comfort – third class passengers had to make do with carriages that were simply open trucks. Gradually conditions improved and eventually there was an age of luxury travel epitomised by the famous Orient Express. Every aspect of rail travel is looked at, from tragic tales of fatal accidents to the role of railway travel in films and books. This lively account of the pioneering days and what many regard as the golden age of rail travel will be welcomed by anyone who enjoys taking the train.