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Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
Tom Chesshyre
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Description for Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
paperback. Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
Experience the world by train Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating whistle-stop tour around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Iran via Crewe, Inverness, ... Read more
Experience the world by train Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating whistle-stop tour around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Iran via Crewe, Inverness, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849538268
SKU
V9781849538268
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Tom Chesshyre
Tom Chesshyre's train travels include an 11,000-mile jaunt around Europe for his book on the European high-speed train revolution, and thousands of miles more across the UK for his weekly hotel column in The Times. Tom has visited 94 countries for his writing.
Reviews for Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
'This is an engaging, enjoyable and warm-hearted book that will appeal as much to general readers as to lovers of trains... Recommended.'
Simon Bradley, author of The Railways `Amusing and insightful book'
E&T Magazine
'Affectionate'
Wanderlust Magazine
`Evocative mix of thrill rides and gentle journeys worldwide. Even if locomotives and rolling stock leave you cold, ... Read more
Simon Bradley, author of The Railways `Amusing and insightful book'
E&T Magazine
'Affectionate'
Wanderlust Magazine
`Evocative mix of thrill rides and gentle journeys worldwide. Even if locomotives and rolling stock leave you cold, ... Read more