Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms
Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms

Author: John Glover

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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"The Modern Railways Dictionary of Railway Industry Terms is an essential guide to the complex world of the modern railway scene. Today's privatised railway industry has created for itself a whole new range of jargon to be added to that already in use in an industry whose history now spans two centuries." "In this book the reader is guided through the terminology that is in present use, reflecting the new railway structures that have replaced the old. The organisation of the railway itself is explained and its relationship with other bodies. This includes the Department for Transport and Network Rail as well as crucial areas such as the responsibility for safety and the funding arrangements for the Passenger Transport Executives." "While much of the book is arranged alphabetically, there are a number of topics - from the legal position to signalling, passenger services to rolling stock and so on - organised thematically."--BOOK JACKET.

The Railway Dictionary
The Railway Dictionary

Author: Alan Arthur Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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A reference work for both enthusiasts and professionals to the often specialist language which has developed around railways over 200 years. International in scope, the dictionary covers all aspects of railway terminology, past and present, and covers real names, abbreviations and slang.

The Railway Dictionary
The Railway Dictionary

Author: Alan Arthur Jackson

Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780750942188

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International in scope and covering all aspects of railway terminology, past and present, this fourth edition includes among much else proper names of trains, companies and manufacturers, and clarifies a profusion of abbreviations.

Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations
Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations

Author: Andrew Dow

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2006-04-10

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0801882923

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Dow's Dictionary of Railway Quotations is an authoritative compendium of quotations about railways from 1608 to the present day. More than 3,400 entries are drawn from over 1,300 writers and speakers and a wide range of original sources both British and American—Acts of Parliament, poetry, songs, journals, advertisements, obituaries, novels, histories, plays, films, office memoranda, speeches, newspapers, television and radio broadcasts, and private documents and conversations. Here Andrew Dow records remarkable, memorable words—from the well-known to the abstruse, from the commonplace to the vital. The selected quotations are arranged by subject matter and searchable by speaker, subject, and keyword. Dow's Dictionary will inform and captivate railway enthusiasts along with readers interested in railway architecture, engineering, geography, and history.

The Railway Dictionary
The Railway Dictionary

Author: Alan Arthur Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 1998-11-26

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780905778167

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A wide-ranging reference work to guide both enthusiast and professional through the often specialist language that has developed during the last two hundred years. International in scope, the dictionary covers all aspects of railway terminology, past and present.