Maggs´s Railway Curiosities
Colin G. Maggs
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Description for Maggs´s Railway Curiosities
Paperback. A remarkable compendium of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about the history of Britain's railways. Num Pages: 288 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124. .
What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon be moved without a locomotive? Colin Maggs is one of Britain's leading railway historians and in 1993 was awarded the MBE for services to railway history. The author of over one hundred books on the subject, ... Read more
What are the wrong kinds of leaves on the track? At which station could you buy your ticket from a booth in a tree? How do smooth wheels grip smooth rails? Why don't locomotive boilers explode? What is a slip coach? How can a railway wagon be moved without a locomotive? Colin Maggs is one of Britain's leading railway historians and in 1993 was awarded the MBE for services to railway history. The author of over one hundred books on the subject, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445652658
SKU
V9781445652658
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Colin G. Maggs
Colin Maggs is one of the country's foremost transport and engineering historians and has written over one hundred books as well as innumerable magazine articles. He has also made several TV and radio appearances. In 1993 he received the MBE for services to railway history. He lives in Bath.
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