01115nam a2200265Ia 4500 TVU_12652 210423s9999 xx 000 0 und d 0192116975 9780192116970 eng 385 J102 Simmons, Jack The Jack Simmons, Gordon Biddle Oxford,New York Oxford University Press 1997 xv, 591 p. ill., maps 26 cm This is the first encyclopedia to chart the progress of Britain's railway development. It begins with primitive 17th-century wagonways, fully considers the eras of horse, steam, diesel, and electric traction, and then charts the change from private to public ownership. Finally, it describes in detail the privatizations of the late 1990s. Over six hundred entries by eighty-eight expert contributors provide a comprehensive and unique reference to all aspects of railways Railroads Jack Simmons; Gordon Biddle Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh