ISBN: 9789353332877 - short history of indian railways (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. Did you know that India's first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving Mills in a factory? That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles/hour? That the country first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast? That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets? That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English channel all the way to the river Indus? This is a people history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 250 pages. 7.72x5.67x0.87 inches. In Stock.