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Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways
- Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots
Engelsk Paperback
Dangerous Days on the Victorian Railways
- Feuds, Frauds, Robberies and Riots
Engelsk Paperback

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The Victorians risked more than just delays when boarding a steam train . . .

Victorian inventors certainly didn''t lack steam, but while they squabbled over who deserved the title of ''The Father of the Locomotive'' and enjoyed their fame and fortune, safety on the rails was not their priority. Brakes were seen as a needless luxury and boilers had an inconvenient tendency to overheat and explode, and in turn, blow up anyone in reach.

Often recognised as having revolutionised travel and industrial Britain, Victorian railways were perilous. Disease, accidents and disasters accounted for thousands of deaths and many more injuries. While history has focused on the triumph of engineers, the victims of the Victorian railways had names, lives and families and they deserve to be remembered . . .



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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
288
ISBN-13:
9781780226361
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1780226365
Udg. Dato:
21 maj 2015
Længde:
23mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
199mm
Forlag:
Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato:
21 maj 2015
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