ISBN: HB: 9781910821404
June 2021
144 pp.
17,8x13,8 cm
black&white illus.
HB:
9.99 GBP
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Underground Railways of the World
Amazing and Extraordinary Facts
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This fab book reveals the enticing history of the world's underground systems with tales of secret networks and nuclear shelters, art nouveau and woolly mammoths.
The first underground railway opened in London in 1863, yet it's only since 2000 that there has been an explosion in new systems, with over 30 metros opening in China alone! From the Budapest World Heritage site to the longest and busiest in Beijing, from the stunning architecture of Moscow to the mysterious Pyongyang Metro, and the future: the forthcoming Crossrail in London and the City Rail Link, the first in New Zealand, all have fascinating stories to tell.
Over 200 underground railways are in service or under construction around the world. With unique histories, unusual circumstances around their construction, unbelievable technical challenges to overcome, beautiful architecture and a whole host of colourful personalities, this enthralling collection has it all.
The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents intriguing, surprising, and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics guaranteed to inform, absorb, and entertain equally.
This fab book reveals the enticing history of the world's underground systems with tales of secret networks and nuclear shelters, art nouveau and woolly mammoths.
The first underground railway opened in London in 1863, yet it's only since 2000 that there has been an explosion in new systems, with over 30 metros opening in China alone! From the Budapest World Heritage site to the longest and busiest in Beijing, from the stunning architecture of Moscow to the mysterious Pyongyang Metro, and the future: the forthcoming Crossrail in London and the City Rail Link, the first in New Zealand, all have fascinating stories to tell.
Over 200 underground railways are in service or under construction around the world. With unique histories, unusual circumstances around their construction, unbelievable technical challenges to overcome, beautiful architecture and a whole host of colourful personalities, this enthralling collection has it all.
The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents intriguing, surprising, and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics guaranteed to inform, absorb, and entertain equally.
About the author
Stephen Halliday is a historian specialising in British and industrial history. He is an authority on the history of London, with a special interest in the great engineering works. He is the author of "The Great Stink" and a number of books in the best-selling Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series by Rydon Publishing, including "London Underground", "London and Cathedrals and Abbeys". He contributes articles and reviews to magazines such as Literary Review, Times Higher Education, BBC History and History Today. Stephen lives in Cambridge.