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  • Colour in woven design

    The science and technology of textile colouring (woollen, worsted, cotton and silk materials)

    Roberts Beaumont's Colour in Woven Design is a rigorous and remarkably lucid treatise on the principles governing colour in textiles across woollen, worsted, cotton, and silk manufacture. Combining scientific explanation with practical application, the book examines dyeing, colour harmony, optical effects in woven structure, and the technical conditions that shape successful textile design. Its ... Leer más

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  • The Railway King

    George Hudson - the eponymous Railway King - started his career with a stroke of luck, inheriting £27,000 (a fortune in 1827) from a distant relative. He invested successfully in the North Midland Railway, then formed his own Midland Railway, raising £5 million and bribing MPs along the way. But from his glory in 1845 he fell into disgrace, admitting corruption and selling land he did not own. He ... Leer más

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  • Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

    28,000 Miles in Search of the Railway Bazaar

    de Paul Theroux ...
    The acclaimed author of The Great Railway Bazaar retraces his legendary journey through Europe and Asia in this "funny, informative and lyrical" travelogue ( The Guardian, UK).Paul Theroux virtually invented the modern travel narrative by recounting his 25,000-mile journey by train through eastern Europe, central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia. Three decades later, the ... Leer más

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  • Shadows in the Steam

    The Haunted Railways of Britain

    Ghosts traditionally make their presence felt in many ways, from unexplained footfalls and chills to odours and apparitions. This fascinating volume takes a look at some of the strange and unexplained hauntings across the length and breadth of Britain's railway network: signals and messages sent from empty boxes; trains that went into tunnels and never left; ghostly passengers and spectral crew; ... Leer más

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  • Diesel Shunters

    de Hugh Llewelyn ...
    Hugh Llewelyn has travelled throughout Britain to gather this collection of his photographs of the diesel shunters. In addition to the main classes deployed by British Railways from the 1940s up to the present time, he also covers many of the rarer engines to be found working the docks and industrial centres. The shunters are shown in great detail and the images include not only the preserved ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • Last Trains

    Dr Beeching and the death of rural England

    de Charles Loft ...
    "The debate about Dr Richard Beeching will rage until the Second Coming – and probably beyond. But in Charles Loft's careful examination of the Beeching Report, we have as fine a study as we are going to possess in the meantime." – Peter Hennessy"Loft's great strength is his judiciousness. He understands the political processes and assesses them fair-mindedly. And his verdict will, I suspect, hold ... Leer más

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  • Railfanning 101

    de Robert Loewen ...
    A series of stories and practical info on becoming a railfan. Useful information, tips, and other useful tricks ... Leer más

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  • China's Great Train

    Beijing's Drive West and the Campaign to Remake Tibet

    A vivid account of China's unstoppable quest to build a railway into Tibet, and its obsession to transform its land and its peopleIn the summer of 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan to build a railway into Tibet. Since Mao Zedong first envisioned it, the line had grown into an imperative, a critical component of China's breakneck expansion and the final maneuver in ... Leer más

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  • The Complete Book of North American Railroading

    The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways’ inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America.Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, The Complete Book of North ... Leer más

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  • The Somerset & Dorset Railway Through Time

    de Steph Gillett ...
    Series series Through Time
    The Somerset & Dorset Railway, known as the S&D (said to also stand for ‘Slow and Dirty’ or ‘Serene and Delightful’), ran from Bath across the Mendip hills to Bournemouth on the south coast. Never a high-speed line, the main traffic for the Somerset & Dorset during the winter months was freight and local passenger traffic. In the summer, however, there was heavy traffic as Saturday holiday ... Leer más

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  • Ipswich to Felixstowe Branch Through Time

    Series series Through Time
    The railway at Ipswich dates from 1846 and that at Felixstowe from May 1877. Due to the busy port of Felixstowe the line is still doing extensive business in both passenger and freight traffic today. Like all branch lines the local stations have all lost their goods facilities, but recent investment in the branch has seen new signalling and a loop extension at Derby Road enabling two full-size ... Leer más

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  • Wall to Wall

    From Beijing to Berlin by Rail

    de Mary Morris ...
    **From the acclaimed author of Nothing to Declare—a powerful travel memoir chronicling the author’s 1986 trip through China, Russia, and Eastern Europe and her search for roots, family, and her ancestral home in Ukraine.Traveling across China and Mongolia to Russia on the Trans-Siberian Express and finally on to Berlin, Morris views the changing landscapes of nations and history. She encounters ... Leer más

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