The Scottish Railway Atlas

The Scottish Railway Atlas

Author: David Spaven

Publisher: Birlinn

Published: 2016-05

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781780272382

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The rich diversity of Scotland's railway network has never before been the subject of a specialist atlas. This book showcases 181 topographical and railway maps, telling the story of the country's railways from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Researched and written by David Spaven - who co-wrote the best-selling Mapping the Railways on the history of Britain's rail network - this beautiful atlas allows the reader to understand the bigger story of the effects of the railways on the landscape and the impact of Scotland's distinctive geography on the pattern of railway development over a period of nearly 200 years. The unique map selection is supported by an informative commentary of key cartographic, geographic and historical features. This sumptuous atlas will appeal not just to railway enthusiasts and those who appreciate the beauty of maps, but also to readers fascinated by the role of railways in Scotland's modern developments.


London Railway Atlas

London Railway Atlas

Author: Joe Brown

Publisher:

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780711037281

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This volume presents the reader with a straightforward and comprehensible study of the railways of Greater London. It shows all the lines, both open and closed, stations, including name changes and opening and closing dates and the relationship between the railway lines and London Underground tracks.


Railway Atlas Then and Now

Railway Atlas Then and Now

Author: Paul Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-13

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780711038332

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This volume encompasses railway industry maps from 1923 with their contemporary equivalent from 2012. It includes information about the railway lines that have been closed and converted into either walking or cycling routes.


Railway Maps of the World

Railway Maps of the World

Author: Mark Ovenden

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780143122401

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"Transit Maps of the World" was an unexpected success and is now a cult favorite. In his irresistible follow-up, Ovenden has produced a mesmerizing compendium of historical and contemporary railway maps and posters from around the world.


British Railway Atlas 1955

British Railway Atlas 1955

Author: Ian Allan Ltd

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9780711027268

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The compilers of this new atlas have delved through the records to provide a comprehensive railway atlas covering the state of Britain's railways in January 1955, at the dawn of the modernisation era.


Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad

Historical Atlas of the North American Railroad

Author: Derek Hayes

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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" ... the history of the railroad in North America, from its origins in Britain in the 1820s and short lines connecting Eastern Seaboard rivers in the 1830s to Amtrak and the modern intermodal freights driving today's railroad revival."--Jacket.


The First Railways

The First Railways

Author: Derek Hayes

Publisher: Times Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780008249489

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Highly illustrated volume covering the emergence of the modern railway in a unique, essentially geographical way. Contemporary maps, many never before published, showing the locations and routes of the early railways.