Train and railway

Author: [British] Sidney Wood, edited by Li Siwei, translated by Li Siwei
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: This book tells the story from the arrival of the train era to the future high-speed rail trains. It includes specific content such as: trains around the world; the development of steam-powered trains; the construction of railway engineering; the change in track gauge; traveling by train; the construction of the U.S. Western Railway Network; the Great Train Robbery; a cross-country train journey across America; trains carrying a circus; the impact of railways on industry and commerce; uniquely designed locomotives and tracks; the romantic "Orient Express" train; diesel and electric locomotives; high-speed train travel; luxurious high-speed passenger trains; bustling Indian railway stations; railway carriages of various functions; Japan's railway transportation; how to take the subway; excavating subway tunnels; railway bridges crossing rivers; railway freight trains; a joyful railway train journey; ultra-high-speed rail trains.