Who won in a race between a train and a pigeon?
How can you warn bats to leave a railway tunnel?
Before the era of the car, which railway company carried the most prisoners?
Colin G. Maggs has collected all of these answers – and more! – in Amazing and Curious Railway Tales, a compendium of stories, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain’s railways.
Despre autor
Colin G. Maggs has had 105 books published to date, mostly on railway history. In 1993 HM the Queen awarded him an MBE for services to railway history. He has written countless railway newspaper and magazine articles, given broadcasts on TV and radio, talks to societies, and lectured on railway history at the University of Bath. He lives in Bath.
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 224 ● ISBN 9780750997812 ● Mărime fișier 9.9 MB ● Editura The History Press ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2021 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 7784169 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social