UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD Nock, O.S.

The story of the underground railway system is the story of the growth of the modern city. The tremendous upsurge in trade and communications, which began in Victorian times, led to situation where the main line railway stations of our cities rapidly became isolated from the centres of business, and the idea of small linking railways between terminals came into being.
The first part of Mr. Nock's book deals with general principles and concentrates on the development of the underground railway in London, but as the title of the book suggests, it  goes on to includes systems from all over the world-the Paris Metro, the New York system, the Madrid Metro, the Moscow Metro, the San Francisco system, the Canadian subways and European development in general.
Signalling, automation and such fascinating and little-known sidelights as a Post Office Tube system are also fully covered.
The text is supplemented by over 180 photographs and drawings.

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Autor : Nock, O.S.
Idioma : English
Editorial: Adam & Charles Black (London)
1974
Medidas:19x25 cm.
288 páginas. Tapa dura con sobrecubierta. Numerosas ilustraciones en b/n. Protegido con plástico por el anterior propietario. Buen estado.
La historia del metro acompaña el crecimiento de nuestras ciudades desde el siglo XIX.

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