Beverley Cole Book order

Trains - Die Anfänge der Eisenbahn belegt bildkräftig die Eroberung des Raums durch die Schiene. Die wundervollen Aufnahmen von Lokomotiven in vollerFahrt in entlegene und malerische Landschaften zeugen davon.

Railways-a British invention-arrived only a decade or so before the camera-another British invention-and have been captured in photographs ever since. Taken from the Getty Images photographic archive, the hundreds of captioned black and white photos here illustrate the story of railroads from the early Victorian days of broad gauge and top-hat engine funnels, through the heyday of steam in the late 19th century, the impact of 20-century wars, to the advent of diesel and electric engines. The book offers spectacular line-side images of powerful engines at work-often in dramatic landscapes-station scenes, urban lines, locomotive works, and rail disasters. The text is in English, German, and French.

LNER publicity and posters, 1923 to 1947. It's Quicker By Rail is probably the most memorable catchphrase coined by the LNER advertsing department but there was much more to their sophisticated advertsing strategy than catchphrases. Some of the best advertsing of these years was used to promote trains and services. Many of the companies had stressed the speed and comfort of their trains, particularly those that operated the lines between London and Scotland. This rivalry was pursued by the LMS and LNER during the 1920s. Both the Royal Scot of the LMS and Flying Scotsman of the LNER ran non-stop to Scotland but they did not compete on speed; it was not until the following decade that the pace began to quicken.