A Short History of Trains
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Narrated by:
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Robert Maskell
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By:
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Christian Wolmar
About this listen
A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy.
From the earliest steam engine to the high-speed bullet trains of today, A Short History of Trains reveals the hidden stories of railway history across the world - the inspired engineering; the blood, sweat, and tears that went into the construction of the tracks; the ground-breaking innovations behind the trains that travelled along them; and the triumphs and tragedies of the people who made the railway what it is.
Chart the history of the Trans-Siberian railway, the Orient Express, and Maglev trains and the impact of world events on the development of trains and the railway. Explore the pioneering railway lines that crossed continents, the key trains of each era, and the locomotives that changed the world.
Previously published as The Iron Road, A Short History of Trains makes perfect listening for train buffs.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- northernblue
- 04-12-23
Some Interesting Content but Does Not Flow Well
Whilst there is much of interest in this book, it does seem to be a compilation of material from the author's previous books, which are presented as a series of themes rather as a single chronological historical account. Whilst I haven't seen the printed version, I envisage it as a typical DK publication with lots of sidebars that do not always relate directly to main text against which they are placed - this is how the audio version sounds, with a stop-start narration, regulary broken by out-of-context digretions. Far too many of these digretions describe photos that we are unable to see. The narrator has literally read the book as written, photo captions and all. The main criticism lies not with the author or narrator but with the publisher, which seems to have taken a lazy approach in adapting (or not adapting) a printed book for audio.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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Story1 out of 5 stars
- M
- 02-09-24
useful as a reference book on a shelf than an audio book
This, as someone else has mentioned, is literally a book that is made up of lots of factual material, which if you had the printed version would be useful to ooen up and browse through.
but the reader literally reads what is the photo description text from the book after each chapter which is rather odd and makes it a random listen
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