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The Subterranean Railway
Author: Christian Wolmar
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Retail Price: | $24.99 |
Betabooks Price | $19.99 |
ISBN: 9781786498649
Format: Paperback
Published: December 2020
Published By: Atlantic
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Published: December 2020
Published By: Atlantic
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Reissued in a new paperback package to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.Reissued in a new paperback package to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the London Underground.'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].' - 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 still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the Underground's contribution to twentieth-century industrial design and its role during two world wars, the story comes right up to the present with its sleek, driverless trains and the wrangles over the future of the system. The Subterranean Railway reveals London's hidden wonder in all its glory and shows how the railway beneath the streets helped create the city we know today.