Railways of the Caribbean
Author: David C. Rollinson
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780333730423
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Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780333730423
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: James Horsford
Publisher: Mainline & Maritime
Published: 2010-11
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9781900340205
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Jamaica Railway Company opened in 1845 with British finance and locomotives and expanded to open up the interior of the island, transporting bananas, sugar, rum, and other produce to the ports. American steam started to appear in the years prior to WW1, however, Englishman P.C. Dewhurst was the CME during the early 20th Century. The Jamaica Government Railway owned the system from 1900 and in 1960 this became the state-owned but independent Jamaica Railway Corporation. Dieselisation with British-built locos and railcars developed from the mid-1950s, indeed the JRC even bought some ex-LMS Stanier coaches from BR in 1964. Other diesels came from Canada, and France. The history is described fully and the routes are followed in detail with track diagrams and photos showing many key locations and the traffic operating. Steam & diesel locomotives, railcars and rolling stock all have their own chapters to give comprehensive coverage.
Author: Christian Wolmar
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2010-03-02
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 1586488511
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of a transport revolution that would forever transform the way we live. Blood, Iron, and Gold takes us on a journey encompassing jungle, mountain, and desert, revealing the huge impact of the railroads as they spread rapidly across entire countries, and linked cities that hitherto had little reach beyond their immediate environs. The rise of the train triggered daring engineering feats, great architectural innovation, and the rapid movement of people and goods across the globe. Cultures were both enriched and destroyed by the unrelenting construction of the railroads, and the new technology quickly took on a vital role in civil conflicts and two world wars. In this beautifully illustrated book, renowned transportation journalist Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the ambitious pioneers who developed the railways that would dominate the globe.
Author: United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Publisher:
Published: 1927
Total Pages: 470
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Christopher Walker
Publisher:
Published: 1998-02
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9781900095082
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Tim Parks
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2014-05-05
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 0393348822
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The bestselling author of "Italian Neighbors" returns with a wry and revealing portrait of Italian life--by riding its trains.
Author: Douglas J. Puffert
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2009-04
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 0226685098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A standard track gauge—the distance between the two rails—enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. But despite the benefits of standardization, early North American railways used six different gauges extensively, and even today breaks of gauge at national borders and within such countries as India and Australia are expensive burdens on commerce. In Tracks across Continents, Paths through History, Douglas J. Puffert offers a global history of railway track gauge, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted. Drawing on the economic theory of path dependence, and grounded in economic, technical, and institutional realities, this innovative volume traces how early historical events, and even idiosyncratic personalities, have affected choices of gauge ever since, despite changing technology and understandings of what gauge is optimal. Puffert also uses this history to develop new insights in the theory of path dependence. Tracks across Continents, Paths through History will be essential reading for anyone interested in how history and economics inform each other.
Author: United States Tariff Commission
Publisher:
Published: 1945
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13:
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