Kolej między wojnami
After the years of partition and the First World War, trains in Poland brought life to the tracks of modernity. Like the legendary lucstorpedo, they exhilarated with their speed, facilitated communication and overturned notions of traversing space.
The electrification of railways, the rebuilding of the Warsaw Railway Junction, the construction of the so-called coal trunk line linking Upper Silesia with Gdynia are just a selection of inter-war investments that improved travel comfort and significantly increased the capacity of freight transport.
The tale of railways between the wars is a story about breaking barriers, breaking records and a certain ethos. Punctuality, reliability, dependability!
On the railways it was not to be a bluff. The work of a railwayman, which commanded general respect and provided a decent livelihood, was the dream of many. Social gatherings were held on special trains, daily journeys to work set the pace of inter-war life.
You can see it all again. Taking a comfortable seat in the carriage, make your way through the pages of this richly illustrated book.
This book comes with complimentary extras:
- a reprint of the 1939 PKP network map
- a DVD with a montage of archive footage of inter-war railways.
Text in Polish.
Caractéristiques
Auteur : | Dawid Keller |
Présentation : | 144 pages, 32 x 22 x 1.5 cm, relié |
Illustration : | abondamment illustré |
Editeur : | Dom Wydawniczy Księży Młyn (PL, 2016) |
ISBN: | 9788377293362 |