Big British Railway Journeys Puzzle Book

Author: National Railway Museum
Publisher: Seven Dials
ISBN: 1841885622
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
The new puzzle book from the National Railway Museum in York! Have you got what it takes to travel around Britain solving these 100 train-based brainteasers, word games, number crunchers and puzzles? Escape from your home and put your puzzle-solving skills to the test with these captivating conundrums that will take you on a whirlwind ride through the nation's most extraordinary past and present railway journeys. From the first journeys of legendary locomotives such as The Flying Scotsman and the Penydarren, to record-breaking routes and trips that changed our world, this is the perfect gift for puzzle book fanatics, train and travel enthusiasts, and history buffs! Inspired by the museum's archives this book is jam-packed with a variety of puzzles, from anagrams, crosswords and wordsearches to logic and mathematical challenges. Alongside puzzles to suit all levels, each section also includes an introduction that covers the most fascinating trivia, facts and figures behind the history of our railways, written by Chris Valkoinen from the National Railway Museum's Search Engine. There's a treasure trove of puzzles to be solved - are you ready to climb aboard?

The Big British Railway Puzzle Book

Author: National Railway Museum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781409197560
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
A jam-packed puzzle and trivia book about the iconic British National Railways. The Big British Railway Puzzle Book is must-buy gift book for Christmas for puzzle book fanatics, train and travel enthusiasts, history buffs, and the people up and down the country who love their heritage and their regional identity! Featuring a treasure-trove of puzzles about railways and locomotives, using maps, old routes and tracks, engineering designs and all things that delight train lovers, the book also includes mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams, crosswords, mathematical conundrums and a murder mystery. As well as having over 100 mind-bending puzzles, the book contains historical facts and figures, trivia, and introductions to each section authored by Dr. Thomas Spain, a research associate at the National Railway Museum, about the history of the British Railways. From the National Railway Museum in York!

The Railway Puzzle Book

Author: Will Adams
Publisher: Silver Link Publishing
ISBN: 9781857942439
Category : Railway Miscellanea
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description

The Railway Puzzle Book. [With Illustrations.].

Author: Kate Stevens (Typist.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description

British Steam Engines Word Search Volume One

Author: Red Mountain Designs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
★★Volume one★★ The perfect gift for anyone who loves steam trains! Over seventy puzzles in this volume. Both volumes cover the named engines from the 19th and 20th century. From the early railway companies through to the big four and finishing at British Railways. From Locomotion to the Morning Star. Find the names of locomotives from the dawn of the railway steam age up to the decline. Over seven hundred locomotives. Some famous, lots more not so famous. ✓Medium level challenge puzzles. Great for both kids and adults. ✓6 inch by 9 inch. Ideal size for When you're on the move. ✓Printed on high quality sturdy paper. ✓Solutions included at the back.

British Steam Engines Word Search Volume Two

Author: Red Mountain Designs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 78

Book Description
★★Volume two★★ The perfect gift for anyone who loves steam trains! Over sixty puzzles in this volume. Both volumes cover the named engines from the 19th and 20th century. From the early railway companies through to the big four and finishing at British Railways. From Locomotion to the Morning Star. Find the names of locomotives from the dawn of the railway steam age up to the decline. Over seven hundred locomotives. Some famous, lots more not so famous. ✓Medium level challenge puzzles. Great for both kids and adults. ✓6 inch by 9 inch. Ideal size for When you're on the move. ✓Printed on high quality sturdy paper. ✓Solutions included at the back.

The Great Train Robbery

Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307816443
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes classic historical thriller about Victorian London’s most notorious gold heist. London, 1855, when lavish wealth and appalling poverty exist side by side, one mysterious man navigates both worlds with perfect ease. Edward Pierce preys on the most prominent of the well-to-do as he cunningly orchestrates the crime of his century. Who would suspect that a gentleman of breeding could mastermind the extraordinary robbery aboard the pride of England’s industrial era, the mighty steam locomotive? Based on fact, but studded with all the suspense and style of fiction, here is a classic historical thriller, set a decade before the age of dynamite—yet nonetheless explosive…

The Railways

Author: Simon Bradley
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847653529
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 607

Book Description
Sunday Times History Book of the Year 2015 Currently filming for BBC programme Full Steam Ahead Britain's railways have been a vital part of national life for nearly 200 years. Transforming lives and landscapes, they have left their mark on everything from timekeeping to tourism. As a self-contained world governed by distinctive rules and traditions, the network also exerts a fascination all its own. From the classical grandeur of Newcastle station to the ceaseless traffic of Clapham Junction, from the mysteries of Brunel's atmospheric railway to the lost routines of the great marshalling yards, Simon Bradley explores the world of Britain's railways, the evolution of the trains, and the changing experiences of passengers and workers. The Victorians' private compartments, railway rugs and footwarmers have made way for air-conditioned carriages with airline-type seating, but the railways remain a giant and diverse anthology of structures from every period, and parts of the system are the oldest in the world. Using fresh research, keen observation and a wealth of cultural references, Bradley weaves from this network a remarkable story of technological achievement, of architecture and engineering, of shifting social classes and gender relations, of safety and crime, of tourism and the changing world of work. The Railways shows us that to travel through Britain by train is to journey through time as well as space.

Railways

Author: Christopher Valkoinen
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780500021675
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
Exquisite drawings of locomotives, carriages, and stations offering unparalleled insight into the design and operation of the British railway system.

British Rail

Author: Tanya Jackson
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752497421
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 425

Book Description
British Rail was a success. It successfully carried millions of commuters to and from their jobs every day; organised its trunk route services to yield a profit under the brand name ‘Inter-City’; pioneered world-beating research and technological development through its own research centre and engineering subsidiary. It transformed the railway system of Britain from a post-Second World War state of collapse into a modern, technologically advanced railway. It did all this despite being starved of cash and being subjected to the whims of ever fickle politicians. British Rail, A Passenger’s Journey is the story of how all that was achieved, seen from a passenger’s perspective.