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Transportation and state --- Railroads --- Railroad travel --- Rail travel --- Routes of travel --- Train travel --- Transportation --- Travel --- Voyages and travels --- History --- E-books

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"From Panama to the Punjab, from Tasmania to Turin, the author celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious pioneers who developed the railways that would one day span continents, as well as the efforts of the navvies who overcame horrific conditions to enable this global network to emerge. From steam to electrification, Wolmar shows how the rise of the train triggered daring engineering feats, great architectural innovation and the rapid movement of people and goods across the globe. He shows how cultures were enriched, and destroyed, by the unrelenting construction of these railway networks and how they quickly took on a vital role in civil conflict, as well as in two world wars."--Publisher.

Railroads --- Railroads --- Railroads --- Chemins de fer --- Chemins de fer --- Transports ferroviaires --- History. --- Social aspects. --- Economic aspects --- Histoire --- Aspect social --- Aspect économique

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London hosts twelve major railway stations, more than any other city in the world. They range from the grand and palatial, such as King's Cross and Paddington, to the modest and lesser known, such as Fenchurch Street and Cannon Street. These monuments to the railway age are the hub of London's transport system and their development, decline and recent renewal have determined the history of the capital in many ways.0Built between 1836 and 1899 by competing private railway companies seeking to outdo one another, the construction of these terminuses caused tremendous upheaval and had a widespread impact on their local surroundings. What were once called 'slums' were demolished, green spaces and cemeteries were concreted over, and vast marshalling yards, engine sheds and carriage depots sprung up in their place.0In a compelling and dramatic narrative, Christian Wolmar traces the development of these magnificent cathedrals of steam, provides unique insights into their history, with many entertaining anecdotes, and celebrates the recent transformation of several of these stations into wonderful blends of the old and the new.

Railroad stations --- Railroad stations --- Railroad stations. --- Design and construction.

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Driverless cars are the future. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. Almost daily there are media stories about how we will soon all be able to rip up our driving licences, sit in the back seat and let the car take us around.But is this really going to happen?Christian Wolmar has dug behind the hype and found a very different story. We are nowhere near this driverless utopia. Indeed it may prove to be impossible to reach. And even if it were achievable, does anyone want it? Far from reducing traffic and pollution, millions of zombie cars on the roads would make them worse.Wolmar looks at the technical and other difficulties that make this driverless future a very uncertain proposition. He finds that it is the tech companies and the auto manufacturers who are desperate to get us out of the driving seat, and argues that far from making the roads safer, driverless cars may well make them more dangerous.This entertaining polemic sets out the many technical, legal and moral problems that obstruct the path to a driverless future, and debunks many of the myths around that future’s purported benefits.

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Transportation.