Atlas of World Railways 0896960439, 9780896960435

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quarters of a million mi'

Today more than seventy percent of

the world's freight

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carried by

rail.

Atlas of the World's Railways covers the entire spectrum of rail travel today. It is arranged in

order by country by continent.

alphabetical

Accompanied by maps obtained from the cartographers, George Philip & Son Limited, London and enriched by more than 600 photographs, Brian Hollingsworth and his colleagues escort the reader through the countries of the

world, along narrow-gauge, metre-gauge and

standard- gauge tracks, over bridges and via-

up modern

ducts, through tunnels, across deserts and

the sides of mountains.

The

workings

rapid

of

urban

history and transit

systems,

national and international railroad systems are

described in vivid detail complete with relevant statistics: gauges, lengths and heights of bridges and tunnels, passengers and freight carried,

rolling

stock,

electrified

locomotive

and

so

on.

A

power,

percentage

detailed

table

of

contents precedes each section; countries which in more than one continent or are known by more than one name are fully cross-

appear

referenced.

concludes

A

detailed

the

Railways not only source book but

is

and complete index

of the World's an accurate and up-to-date

book.

is a

Atlas

pleasure to read, a truly

popular reference work.

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