*New & expanded edition! * The London Underground is a pioneer and an institution. The first underground railway in the world, and incorporating the first ever deep tunnel ‘tube’ lines too, it is at the heart of London life, with millions of commuters and tourists using it every year and its tentacles extending into the suburbs it helped to create. Its turbulent history reflects the trials and tribulations of London itself: it provided a network of life-saving shelters in the Blitz, but has also faced many logistical challenges, with constant improvements necessary to keep the Tube fit for purpose. This book is not a recompilation of facts and photos published elsewhere, however. Taking a fresh approach, it is a history that focuses on the interesting and quirky aspects of the subject. To transport you more vividly back to the past, well over half the illustrations are in colour, including many rarely seen photographs.
By:
Andrew Emmerson Imprint: Shire Publications Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 597 Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 180g ISBN:9780747812289 ISBN 10: 0747812284 Series:Shire Library Pages: 72 Publication Date:01 May 2013 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Steam, Smuts and Sulphur / Arcs and Sparks / Underground to Everywhere / Brave New World / The Underground at War / The Elizabethan Era / On to the Future / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index
When he is not writing and broadcasting on the subject of today's high-tech wizardry, Andrew Emmerson enjoys discovering the history of the inventions which came before this, also restoring and reviving equipment based on these older technologies.