A fascinating and diverse collection of British railway facts and stories. Travel back to the age of steam to discover the world's oldest active steam locomotive or ponder the failure of Brunel's atmospheric railway, before reading the rags-to riches tale of Frank Hornby. Discover the longest tunnels, widest bridges and most powerful locomotives. "The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.
- ISBN13 9781910821008
- Publish Date 5 November 2015
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 23 October 2024
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Rydon Publishing
- Edition Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English