The Subterranean Railway
How the London Underground was Built and How it Changed the City Forever
$51.13
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
5 January 2021
Summary
‘I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train than by reading The Subterranean Railway.’ - Sunday Telegraph
Since the Victorian era, London’s Underground has played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. In The Subterranean Railway, Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the nineteenth-century pioneers who made the world’s first, and s…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786498649 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786498642 |
| Author: | Christian Wolmar |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 385g |
| Dimensions: | 31mm x 130mm x 199mm |
Critics Review
I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train than by reading [this book]. – Tom Fort * Sunday Telegraph *
The ferocious rivalries, administrative bungles, short-sighted compromises, cost over-runs and delays. Railway politics were ever thus. * Independent *
An excellent history of the London Underground * The Times *
Christian Wolmar
Christian Wolmar is a writer and broadcaster, principally on transport matters. He writes regularly for a wide variety of publications including the Independent, Evening Standard and Rail magazine, and appears frequently on TV and radio as a commentator. His previous books include the widely-acclaimed Fire and Steam, Blood, Iron and Gold and Engines of War.
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