Railways

Author: Valkoinen, ChristopherBrand: Thames & HudsonEdition: IllustratedBinding: HardcoverFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 304Release Date: 07-09-2021Details: Exquisite drawings of locomotives, carriages, and stations offering unparalleled insight into the history, design and operation of the railway. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the first railway was established in Great Britain, contributing to the country’s dramatic social and economic revolution. Detailed plans were created of locomotives, carriages, wagons, stations, bridges, and tunnels to facilitate the manufacturing process and maintenance of the railway network. Miraculously, about one million of these exquisite drawings have survived and are housed at the National Railway Museum, York. In Railways: A History in Drawings, Christopher Valkoinen has selected over 130 examples from the museum’s collection that illustrate the innovative history of Britain’s railway. Accompanied by lively and insightful commen