Author: Vicki Pipe
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1910463981
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Railway revelations and brilliant new trips. The railways are one of our finest engineering legacies - a web of routes connecting people to each other and to a vast network of world-class attractions. It is also the best route to enjoying the landscape of Great Britain. Within these pages Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall from All the Stations (YouTube transport experts and survivors of a crowd-funded trip to visit all the stations in the UK) help you discover the hidden stories that lie behind branch lines, as well as meeting the people who fix the engines and put the trains to bed. Embark on unknown routes, disembark at unfamiliar stations, explore new places and get to know the communities who keep small stations and remote lines alive. Please note this is a fixed-format ebook with colour images and may not be well-suited for older e-readers.
The Railway Adventures
Author: Vicki Pipe
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1910463981
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Railway revelations and brilliant new trips. The railways are one of our finest engineering legacies - a web of routes connecting people to each other and to a vast network of world-class attractions. It is also the best route to enjoying the landscape of Great Britain. Within these pages Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall from All the Stations (YouTube transport experts and survivors of a crowd-funded trip to visit all the stations in the UK) help you discover the hidden stories that lie behind branch lines, as well as meeting the people who fix the engines and put the trains to bed. Embark on unknown routes, disembark at unfamiliar stations, explore new places and get to know the communities who keep small stations and remote lines alive. Please note this is a fixed-format ebook with colour images and may not be well-suited for older e-readers.
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1910463981
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Railway revelations and brilliant new trips. The railways are one of our finest engineering legacies - a web of routes connecting people to each other and to a vast network of world-class attractions. It is also the best route to enjoying the landscape of Great Britain. Within these pages Vicki Pipe and Geoff Marshall from All the Stations (YouTube transport experts and survivors of a crowd-funded trip to visit all the stations in the UK) help you discover the hidden stories that lie behind branch lines, as well as meeting the people who fix the engines and put the trains to bed. Embark on unknown routes, disembark at unfamiliar stations, explore new places and get to know the communities who keep small stations and remote lines alive. Please note this is a fixed-format ebook with colour images and may not be well-suited for older e-readers.
The President Express
Author: Lin Oliver
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ISBN: 9781567998672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this series, young readers join Tuck and Billie Holden and their Jack Russell terrier Chief as the trio crosses the country from California to New York in one legendary train after another. Full color.
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ISBN: 9781567998672
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this series, young readers join Tuck and Billie Holden and their Jack Russell terrier Chief as the trio crosses the country from California to New York in one legendary train after another. Full color.
Daylight Limited
Author: Lin Oliver
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ISBN: 9781567998665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Lionel American Legend's Great Railway Adventures" are exciting children's books set against the backdrop of the golden age of American railroading. Parents and young readers will be transported to another era in these exquisitely illustrated books, each in the series features a historic train or locomotive. Full color.
Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
ISBN: 9781567998665
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Lionel American Legend's Great Railway Adventures" are exciting children's books set against the backdrop of the golden age of American railroading. Parents and young readers will be transported to another era in these exquisitely illustrated books, each in the series features a historic train or locomotive. Full color.
Railway Adventures
Author:
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375866531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
An accessibly-priced collection of five early reader tales features Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends Gordon, James, Percy and newcomer Hiro. Original.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0375866531
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
An accessibly-priced collection of five early reader tales features Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends Gordon, James, Percy and newcomer Hiro. Original.
Railway Adventures and Anecdotes
Author: Richard Pike
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Epic Adventures
Author: Sam Sedgman
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529098998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel – all seen through the world's most epic train journeys. So climb on board and travel across six continents, 34 countries and numerous cities via twelve of the world's most awe-inspiring railways. Bestselling author Sam Sedgman brings to life these astonishing feats of railway engineering, including the Eurostar (London to Amsterdam), Orient Express (Paris to Istanbul), the first Transcontinental Railroad (Chicago to San Francisco) and the Rejuvenation Express (Beijing to Hong Kong). Each locomotive adventure reveals some of the rich history, culture, landscape and wildlife of the countries travelled. Take in the safari sights of Southern Africa, wrap up warm in the Arctic Circle, cross scorching deserts on the California Zephyr, and taste tea in India whilst on a toy train – there's a whole world to discover when travelling by train! Detailed, colourful illustrations by Sam Brewster bring the facts and journeys to life. Epic Adventures will appeal to culture-, travel-, locomotive-fans of all ages.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 1529098998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel – all seen through the world's most epic train journeys. So climb on board and travel across six continents, 34 countries and numerous cities via twelve of the world's most awe-inspiring railways. Bestselling author Sam Sedgman brings to life these astonishing feats of railway engineering, including the Eurostar (London to Amsterdam), Orient Express (Paris to Istanbul), the first Transcontinental Railroad (Chicago to San Francisco) and the Rejuvenation Express (Beijing to Hong Kong). Each locomotive adventure reveals some of the rich history, culture, landscape and wildlife of the countries travelled. Take in the safari sights of Southern Africa, wrap up warm in the Arctic Circle, cross scorching deserts on the California Zephyr, and taste tea in India whilst on a toy train – there's a whole world to discover when travelling by train! Detailed, colourful illustrations by Sam Brewster bring the facts and journeys to life. Epic Adventures will appeal to culture-, travel-, locomotive-fans of all ages.
Great British Railways
Author: Vicki Pipe
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1912836297
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways. Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: - Ride across dramatic viaducts. - Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. - Stop at Britain's highest station. - Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.
Publisher: September Publishing
ISBN: 1912836297
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Take a journey of discovery and explore the top 50 things to see and do on Great British railways. Find the rarest train routes, learn about the railways' people and animal friends, marvel at iconic stations, whizz over amazing bridges, steam through tremendous tunnels and visit the most spectacular railway sights. You can: - Ride across dramatic viaducts. - Visit Britain's busiest railway hub and its least-used station. - Stop at Britain's highest station. - Meet the railway cats and dogs.This lively, interactive book will inspire children – and adults – to seize the moment and explore the wonderful world of Great Britain's railways. Written by Vicki Pipe with additional fun facts from Geoff Marshall, the dynamic duo behind the YouTube channel's All the Stations and authors of The Railway Adventures.
The Torpedo Run
Author: Lin Oliver
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890647520
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The adventures of brother and sister Tuck and Billie Holden as they travel with their dog by train cross-country to join their parents at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781890647520
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
The adventures of brother and sister Tuck and Billie Holden as they travel with their dog by train cross-country to join their parents at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
The Railroad Adventures of Chen Sing
Author: George Chiang
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460299418
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Experience the action packed adventures of Chen Sing, a teenage boy from China, who ventures far across the world to help build the transcontinental railway through the rugged Rocky Mountains. Natural disasters, wild animals and unforeseen events together with the seemingly endless mountains of rock are among the obstacles that stand in the way of Chen Sing and his railroad crew as they bravely forge ahead on their quest to complete the railway.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1460299418
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
Experience the action packed adventures of Chen Sing, a teenage boy from China, who ventures far across the world to help build the transcontinental railway through the rugged Rocky Mountains. Natural disasters, wild animals and unforeseen events together with the seemingly endless mountains of rock are among the obstacles that stand in the way of Chen Sing and his railroad crew as they bravely forge ahead on their quest to complete the railway.
Writing the Rails
Author: Edward C. Goodman
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
ISBN: 9781579122058
Category : Railroad travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rich and inviting, this collection of 101 train travel stories, both fact and fiction, by renowned writers from around the world and throughout history, is a feast for the armchair vagabond.The stories, essays, historic accounts, poetry, songs and other pieces that comprise this impressive anthology have been carefully selected from the widest range of sources to reflect the glories of travel by rail, from the Orient Express to the New York City subway. So many of the world's great writers have celebrated train travel, and here they are in one collection-Mary McCarthy on the Italian railways; Paul Theroux on the old Patagonia Express; Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking Glass; F. Scott Fitzgerald from Tender Is the Night; Ian Fleming, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, Rudyard Kipling-by turns funny, exciting and moving, and a joy to read throughout.Whether your true love is travel, great literature or trains, you'll get lost in this eclectic and exotic compilation that extends to all parts of the globe and deep into the imaginations of our finest writers.
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
ISBN: 9781579122058
Category : Railroad travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rich and inviting, this collection of 101 train travel stories, both fact and fiction, by renowned writers from around the world and throughout history, is a feast for the armchair vagabond.The stories, essays, historic accounts, poetry, songs and other pieces that comprise this impressive anthology have been carefully selected from the widest range of sources to reflect the glories of travel by rail, from the Orient Express to the New York City subway. So many of the world's great writers have celebrated train travel, and here they are in one collection-Mary McCarthy on the Italian railways; Paul Theroux on the old Patagonia Express; Lewis Carroll from Through the Looking Glass; F. Scott Fitzgerald from Tender Is the Night; Ian Fleming, Walt Whitman, Carl Sandburg, Langston Hughes, Rudyard Kipling-by turns funny, exciting and moving, and a joy to read throughout.Whether your true love is travel, great literature or trains, you'll get lost in this eclectic and exotic compilation that extends to all parts of the globe and deep into the imaginations of our finest writers.