The Second Age of Rail : A History of High-Speed Trains
Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last thirty years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan set the precedent with its legendary bullet trains in 1964; since then more than a dozen countries have joined the high-speed revolution.
Today, China is setting the pace as it crafts a nationwide network of super-railways, and Morocco and Saudi Arabia have joined the club of nations where trains travel at 300km/h or more.
The USA lags far behind, outpaced by Asia and Western Europe, where Eurostar links London to the international high-speed network - although a new-generation railway to northern England is still missing.
In this new and updated edition of "The Second Age of Rail", the full story of high-speed trains is retold in a journey across countries and continents.
Product details
| Author: | Murray Hughes |
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| Details: | 204 pages, 8.7 x 9.7 x 0.67 in (22 x 24.5 x 1.7 cm), paperback |
| Illustrations: | 165 color photos |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | The History Press Ltd (GB, 2020) |
| ISBN: | 9780750993982 |
The Second Age of Rail : A History of High-Speed Trains
Language: English
