Railway builders : how Britain's railway network
Burton, Anthony2016
Books, Manuscripts
There are many books on railway history, but few publications on how railways were constructed. 'Railway Builders' tells the remarkable story of how the promoters, engineers and contractors worked together to build the national network. It is also the story of the extraordinary army of men who did the hard, physical work - the railway navvies. These itinerant workers lived rough and were capable of immense feats of physical strength as they dug their way from one end of the country to the other.
Main title:
Railway builders : how Britain's railway network / Anthony Burton.
Author:
Burton, Anthony, author
Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword, 2016.
Collation:
210 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781473843707 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.0941
LC class:
HE3018
Local class:
385.0941385.094
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1046353