Classic Railway Journeys of the World - An Illustrated Atlas of Best-Loved Steam and Rail Routes Around the Globe

Lorenz Books / Anness Publishing Ltd, 2012 . Good secondhand condition.

What makes a great railway journey? Some will say the distance, or the countryside, or the scenery, while others will be fascinated by the locomotive that pulls the train or the people they meet on the way. All these factors and more have a part to play in the journeys described in this book, which range from the 16-km journey from Leicester to Loughborough that set Thomas Cook on his career, to the journey of the Red Arrow, which travels halfway around the world from Brussels to Hong Kong. This volume includes current journeys as well as historical accounts of routes that are no longer possible. Divided into two sections - Great Journeys of the West and Great Journeys of the East - the journeys are arranged geographically from North America to the South Pacific.