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Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > General
Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar's classic history
of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail. 'I can
think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods
awaiting the arrival of the next eastbound Circle Line train than
by reading [this book].' Tom Fort, Sunday Telegraph Since the
Victorian era, London's Underground has played a vital role in the
daily life of generations of Londoners. In The Subterranean
Railway, Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination
of the nineteenth-century pioneers who made the world's first, and
still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the most
impressive engineering achievements in history. From the early days
of steam to electrification, via the Underground's contribution to
twentieth-century industrial design and its role during two world
wars, the story comes right up to the present with a new chapter on
the sleek and futuristic Crossrail line. The Subterranean Railway
reveals London's hidden wonder in all its glory and shows how the
railway beneath the streets helped create the city we know today.
A history of a city-state can cover its political leaders or
military past. Historian Eisen Teo is fascinated by something else:
its land transport networks, and urban and traffic patterns. He
dubs it the History of Movement: an intimate history driven by
human nature, the age-old need to move from Point A to Point B for
the everyday conduct of life. As the world urbanizes, the history
of movement will only grow in relevance. Jalan Singapura sheds new
light on Singapore history through 700 years of movement. From
horse carriages to subway trains, dirt tracks to million-dollar
expressways, ancient attap villages to glass-and-steel waterfronts,
the movement of a people has shaped Singapore's present - and
illuminates its future. This book gives readers a new perspective
on Singapore history through topics very close to the hearts and
experiences of everyone living in the country, namely land
transport, urban living and traffic. It will also draw lessons from
history to provide bold solutions for present-day urban and land
transport problems in Singapore.
Das Buch zeigt als Planungshilfe Wege fur einen wirtschaftlichen
und zugleich attraktiven OPNV im landlichen Raum auf. Der Leser
erhalt einen kompakten und aktuellen Einblick in die Entwicklungen
und Problemstellungen. Neben der Pflichtaufgabe des Schulerverkehrs
erfordert die demografische Entwicklung auch dem allgemeinen OPNV
gleichermassen Beachtung zu schenken. Die Autoren stellen dazu neue
Losungsmoglichkeiten fur den landlichen OPNV vor.
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In Touring China, Yajun Mo explores how early twentieth century
Chinese sightseers described the destinations that they visited,
and how their travel accounts gave Chinese readers a means to
imagine their vast country. The roots of China's tourism market
stretch back over a hundred years, when railroad and steamship
networks expanded into the coastal regions. Tourism-related
businesses and publications flourished in urban centers while
scientific exploration, investigative journalism, and wartime
travel propelled many Chinese from the eastern seaboard to its
peripheries. Mo considers not only accounts of overseas travel and
voyages across borderlands, but also trips within China. On the one
hand, via travel and travel writing, the unity of China's coastal
regions, inland provinces, and western frontiers was experienced
and reinforced. On the other, travel literature revealed a
persistent tension between the aspiration for national unity and
the anxiety that China might fall apart. Touring China tells a
fascinating story about the physical and intellectual routes people
took on various journeys, against the backdrop of the transition
from Chinese empire to nation-state.
The World's Great Rail Journeys describes over 50 of the world's
most exciting, unusual and exotic railway journeys, including North
America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia, updated to include
photographs of new trains travelling on the same spectacular
routes. Each journey is accompanied by a route map and is described
in terms of the technical challenges of the construction of the
track as well as the stunning views to be seen while travelling on
the trains. One of the most famous, the Orient Express route from
Paris to Istanbul, is historical and no longer possible as a single
journey but full details of how to trace the route today accompany
the description of the original concept. Other journeys are
included because of the exciting countryside they pass through,
such as the spectacular railways in the Canadian Rockies, or the
challenging nature of the route, such as India's Darjeeling
Himalayan Railways, or the Indian Pacific which runs across
Australia from Perth to Sydney. The World's Great Rail Journeys is
perfect for all railway enthusiasts, whether actual or armchair
travellers.
Ausgehend von den primar marken- bzw. herstellerexklusiven
Vertriebsorganisationen analysiert der Autor die Entwicklung von
Multi-Franchise-Konzepten im Automobileinzelhandel und deren
Auswirkungen auf die Absatzkanalpolitik der Automobilhersteller."
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