The Great Trains
- ISBN-10
- 0517512084
- ISBN-13
- 9780517512081
- Category
- Express trains
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Random House Value Publishing
- Authors
- Bryan Morgan, J. B. Snell
Description
Describes the hey-day of trains, their historical development and design, their use in the arts, and present and future progress in the evolution of trains.
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