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Terror in the Tunnels: Britain's Dangerous Railway History - Softcover

Matheson, Rosa

 
9780750969963: Terror in the Tunnels: Britain's Dangerous Railway History
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0750969962 ISBN 13: 9780750969963
Verlag: The History Press, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

The exciting early days of the railways were tempered with danger, as the Victorian concept of health and safety was rather different to ours. Going "into the dark" was a frightening experience and tunneling under the ground and under water was a death-defying activity in nineteenth-century Britain &; many workers and travellers paid the ultimate price. Flooding, collapses and explosions, as well as malodorous air and illness, were just some of the challenges workers faced in order to make tunnels passable. Even once the tunnels had been completed, accidents were still frequent, whether collisions, derailments or fires. In this fascinating history, Rosa Matheson explores the grim past of Britain&;s well-known and lesser-known railway tunnel disasters, and how their "terror" led to a safer future.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr ROSA MATHESON is Swindonâ (TM)s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and womenâ (TM)s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWRâ (TM)s Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWRâ (TM)s Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR for The History Press.

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Verlag
The History Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0750969962
ISBN 13 
9780750969963
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
192
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