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1) Locomotive
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It is the summer of 1869, and trains, crews, and families are traveling together, riding America's brand new transcontinental railroad. The story comes alive with the details of the trip and the sounds, speed, and strength of the mighty locomotives; the work that keeps them moving; and the thrill of travel from plains to mountain to ocean. Come hear the hiss of the steam, feel the heat of the engine, watch the landscape race by. Come ride the rails,...
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It's tons of train fun for everyone! You'll see big trains, little trains, steam, diesel, freight and passenger trains, even trains from around the world! There's old trains, new trains, fast trains, slow trains, city, country and mountain trains, even trains that blow through snow! Plus, garden trains,scenic trains, electric, monorail and long forgotten trains. And, there's even toy trains, trolley trains and lots of "gee whiz golly" trains; they're...
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[2020]
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English
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"A detailed, illustrated history of UK locomotives exported across Europe, with over 200 previously unpublished photos. Many British main-line diesel and electric locomotives have found further useful employment across Europe after completion of their careers in the United Kingdom. This volume incorporates text and photos into a detailed history of these locomotives and their surprisingly extensive geographical use-including in France, the Netherlands,...
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[2015]
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English
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This book is a contemporary volume covering the history of the steam locomotive from 1804 1879. The work looks at the development and construction methods during the Victorian period. The volume of also has some good quality drawings and engineering diagrams.
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[2007]
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English
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"An important contribution to railroad technological history. The book's strength is the author's mastery of the mechanical details." -- Mark Reutter, editor, Railroad History The diesel locomotive sent shock waves through rigid corporate cultures and staid government regulators. For some, the new technology promised to be a source of enormous profits; for others, the railroad industry seemed a threat to their very livelihoods. Evolution of the American...
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[2015]
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English
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In this exciting collection of new Chuggington adventures, Koko is thrilled to be spending the day training with Daley the express courier. Together they pick up and deliver important packages all around Chuggington, frequenting the bustling docks where Skipper Stu is unloading and loading ships. Through one adventure after another, Koko and Skipper Stu both learn the importance of patience, paying careful attention to detail and, of course, teamwork....
9) Trains
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English
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Photographs and text provide young readers with information about trains, how they look, the jobs they do, and how they operate.
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[2020]
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English
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A pictorial history of the British locomotives now part of the national collection, detailing their working lives and their preservation.
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain.
The...
British Steam Locomotives Before Preservation covers the history in pictorial form of steam locomotives that are now preserved as part of the national collection. Those which can be found in private collections and the ones which adorn the various heritage railways which operate throughout Britain.
The...
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[2015]
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English
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This book is a contemporary volume covering the history of the steam locomotive from 1804 1879. The work looks at the development and construction methods during the Victorian period. The volume of also has some good quality drawings and engineering diagrams.
15) Big Choo
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2018.
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English
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Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.
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[2012]
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English
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"In this lavishly illustrated memoir, William D. Middleton invites readers to climb aboard and share with him 60 years of railroad tourism around the globe. Middleton's award-winning photography has recorded events such as the final days of American Civil War locomotives in Morocco and the start up of the world's first high-speed railway in Japan. He has photographed such great civil works as Scotland's Firth of Forth Bridge and the splendid railway...
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[2012]
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English
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In the 1950s and 1960s south Lancashire and Cheshire was criss-crossed by a web of railway lines, servicing the various needs of local industries. The region was a haven for railway enthusiasts who pursued the hundreds of steam workhorses based at British Railways depots in "chemical towns" such as Warrington, Widnes, Wigan, and Sutton Oak, besides Southport and Northwich. While these facilities appeared less glamorous than larger counterparts in...
19) The Golden Swift
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Silver Arrow volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Kate and Tom are now full-fledged conductors of the steam-powered, animal-saving Great Secret Intercontinental Railway, but when Kate takes the Silver Arrow out on an unsanctioned mission to find Uncle Herbert she discovers a mysterious train called the Golden Swift with an agenda of its own.
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