Trains: The Complete Book of Trains and Railroads

The development and spread of the world's railways in the last century produced the greatest revolution in transport ever seen.

This book gives the history of trains and from the earliest beginnings to the present day and provides fascinating details on many aspects of the subject, including narrow gauge and underground lines. Descriptions of the great trains such as the North Coast Limited and the Cornish Riviera Express are given.

Other topics covered include the development of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives.

Railways, whether conveying passengers or freight have had a tremendous influence on the development of modern society, and this book explains the way that this happened and continues to happen with the construction of new lines such as the Baikal Amur extensions into the USSR.