Peter's Railway - Racing Trains
| Author | : Christopher Vine |
| Publisher | : Peter's Railway |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2019-11-15 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781908897091 |
Racing Trains
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Classic Racing Cars of the World Coloring Book
| Author | : Carlo Demand |
| Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
| Total Pages | : 52 |
| Release | : 2013-11-21 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 0486242943 |
Black-and-white drawings of classic racing cars dating from the period 1895 to 1978, with information on cars, drivers, and races.
The Race to the North
| Author | : David Wragg |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword |
| Total Pages | : 175 |
| Release | : 2013-01-21 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 147382236X |
In the late nineteenth century, some of Britains leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the races to the north. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.David Wraggs gripping, detailed narrative tells the story of this epic engineering and commercial competition. He concentrates on the determination of the railway companies to see who could provide the fastest schedule between London and the main Scottish cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen.Casting aside their early policy of co-existence on these prestigious and lucrative routes, the West Coast and East Coast companies were drawn into a period of intense, highly publicized rivalry as they sought to dominate the market. David Wragg gives an insight into the conduct of the well-publicized highs and tragic lows of this dramatic story the extension of the lines to the far north, the building of the Tay and Forth bridges including the collapse of the first Tay bridge with 72 fatalities and the repeated bids by the companies to cut the journey times.While he describes the public side of this fascinating story, David Wragg fills in the background, which is no less interesting the pioneering engineering of the steam age, the massive construction projects, the cut-throat battle for passengers and freight and the deep inter-company rivalries that drove the rapid development of the railways during the Victorian period.
Train
| Author | : Elisha Cooper |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 40 |
| Release | : 2016-09-27 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1338137808 |
A night train, a freight train, a high-speed train. Racing across the country, from coast to coast. All aboard!Climb aboard a red-striped Commuter Train in the East. Switch to a blue Passenger Train rolling through midwestern farmland. Then hop on a Freight Train, soar over mountains on an Overnight Train, and finish on a High-Speed Train as it races to the West Coast.Trains are moving. Fast and loud, colorful and powerful. Experience their sights, sounds, smells--and the engineers and conductors who make them go--as they roll across the country.
Fantastic Trains
| Author | : Neil Enock |
| Publisher | : EDGE-Lite |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2019-08-05 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1770532005 |
Book your ticket now for a trip to the future, the past, and the timeslips in between. Through the eloquent prose and imaginings of eighteen tellers of tales, we are pleased to present to you a collection of stories-on-a-train that will transport you to tantalizing worlds that you simply cannot imagine. Perhaps no other anthology in-living-memory encapsulates such wholehearted, ill fated, poignant, and even hallucinogenic stories with such grace and balance as those contained in this volume. These stories span the genres of literary fiction, steampunk, space opera, futurism, tragedy, magical realism, slipstream, horror, comedy, urban fantasy and more. In all, a sizzling collection, curated by Neil Enock (who is a train aficionado, podcaster, screenwriter and filmmaker), presenting high-voltage, off-the-rail entertainments that are feature rich with characters who are: schemers, dreamers, adventurers, lovers, detectives, rogues, and more; and whose human weaknesses always seem to get the better of them. Showcased in this single collection are eighteen trail blazers tasked to escort you on your inimitable journey: Jason Lane, David Worsick, Liam Hogan, Christine Hanolsy, Gavin Bradley, Michael Johnstone, Dwain Campbell, Laura VanArendonk Baugh, Peter Hargraves, Melodie Leclerc, Rachel Leidenfrost , Nick Svolos, Maurice Forrester, Kendall Eifler, Samuel Marzioli, Neil Enock, Laurie Stewart, Kim Solem. The stories offered will delight you with such surprising humor and stinging tragedy, you will be compelled to read them all in one sitting. DO NOT DELAY. DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND. THIS TRAIN LEAVES PROMPTLY ON TIME. *Note: These stories are also suitable to read while waiting for a train.
Dirt Track Auto Racing, 1919-1941
| Author | : Don Radbruch |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 2015-03-07 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1476613753 |
Prior to World War I, auto racing featured expensive machines and teams financed by auto factories. The teams toured the country, and most of the races were held in large cities, so the vast majority of Americans never saw a race. All this changed after World War I, though, and in the 1920s and 1930s there were approximately 1,000 dirt tracks in the United States and Canada. The dirt tracks offered small-time racing--little prize money and minimal publicity--but people loved it. This pictorial history documents dirt track racing, with what are today called sprint cars, around the United States from 1919 to 1941. Information on dirt track racing in Canada during this time is also provided. Regionally divided chapters detail the drivers, tracks, and specific races of each area of the country. Some of the drivers went on to win fame and fortune while others faded into obscurity. Tracks included well known facilities as well as out-of-the-way sites few people had ever heard of. The cars ranged from state of the art machines to the more common home built specials based on Model T or Model A Ford parts. Taken together, the drivers, tracks, and races of this era were instrumental in making auto racing the popular sport it is today.
