| Maggs's Railway Curiosities Contributor(s): Maggs, Colin (Author) |
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ISBN: 144565265X ISBN-13: 9781445652658 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - General |
| Dewey: 385.094 |
| LCCN: 2016448658 |
| Physical Information: 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon be moved without a locomotive? Colin Maggs is one of Britain's leading railway historians and in 1993 was awarded the MBE for services to railway history. The author of over one hundred books on the subject, he has assembled a truly fascinating collection of quirky facts, unbelievable stories and staggering statistics about Britain's glorious railways from their earliest origins to the present day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maggs, Colin: - Colin Maggs is one of the country's foremost transport and engineering historians and has written over one hundred books as well as innumerable magazine articles. He has also made several TV and radio appearances. In 1993 he received the MBE for services to railway history. He lives in Bath. |