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Fotoboek, Spoorwegen, Treinen

Gordon Edgar – Journey’s End

Gordon Edgar Journey’s End review, recensie en informatie boek over het verdwijnende stoomtijdperk in de hele wereld. Op 15 juli 2025 verschijnt bij Amberley Publishing het boek over de laatste stoomlocomotieven, Journey’s End, The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World. Het boek is geschreven door Gordon Edgar. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Gordon Edgar Journey’s End review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, review of recensie verschijnt van Journey’s End, The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World, het boek van Gordon Edgar, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Gordon Edgar Journey's End

Journey’s End

The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World

  • Auteur: Gordon Edgar (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorwegboek, fotoboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 18 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 17,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst boek over de allerlaatste stoomlocomotieven in dienst

Stunning original photographs illustrate this document of locomotives and railing stock around the world after their working life has come to an end.

As a conclusion to his popular series of industrial railways in the regions around the UK, as well two volumes examining steam locomotives at work in industry around the world, here Gordon Edgar looks at the vanishing steam era worldwide. In the main, this book covers the last quarter of a century, both on main and secondary railway lines and in industry, in countries such as China, Myanmar, Eritrea, and Poland.

With stunning photography and commentary, this book takes you on a tour in search of the last vestiges of everyday working steam locomotives of all gauges, as well as featuring locomotives cast aside and forgotten about. Those few remaining steam operations covered could have an uncertain future, facing today’s commercial and political challenges.

Gordon Edgar has been photographing railways since 1968 and has specialised in the end of main line and industrial steam in the UK. Having served for two decades in the Army Intelligence Corps, since retirement he has devoted his time to his archive of railway photographs. Gordon has contributed to two books on steam railways in China and his photographs have also appeared in several periodicals. An accomplished photographer, Gordon Edgar has written several railway books for Amberley Publishing.

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Geschiedenisboeken, Spoorwegen, Treinen

Jeremy Black – A World History of Rail

Jeremy Black A World History of Rail review, recensie en informatie boek over de wereldgeschiedenis van spoorwegen. Op 15 juli 2025 verschijnt bij Amberley Publishing het boek A World History of Rail, From the Steam Regime to Today. Het boek is geschreven door Jeremy Black. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Jeremy Black A World History of Rail review en recensie

  • “The book takes a global view of the development of the railways, starting with the early days of steam.” (Family Tree Magazine)

Jeremy Black A World History of Rail

A World History of Rail

From the Steam Regime to Today

  • Auteur: Jeremy Black (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 288 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 11,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van de spoorwegen

Is it possible to overestimate the impact of the railway in history? Jeremy Black analyses that impact from the beginning to today. And of course it’s not all a triumph. The network of the Congo today operates on three gauges run by separate companies; and a lot of it doesn’t work.

There were 20,000 miles of railways in 1865 and about a million by 2020. Scale has always been a key theme in railway history. In the First World War, the London and North West Railway transported 325,000 miles of barbed wire and over twelve million pairs of army boots. At the end of the twentieth century, Indian Railways sold 4.5 billion tickets annually. With his renowned ability to take the long view of any subject and bring it into sharp focus for the reader, Jeremy Black examines how rail transformed the world. While always shaped by commercial interests, the role of the railway was (and is) strategic in the broadest sense: like Roman roads and Chinese canals, it helped develop the economic links that sustained and strengthened the major powers. For example, the railway was fundamental in integrating the frontiers of settlement with the world economy, in the spread of cultivation and ranching, and in the exploitation of mining opportunities. Rail expanded the ‘logistical space’ of most states.

To give one modern example of the political importance of rail, Ukraine’s railway is on the 1.52 metre gauge, rather than the 1.435 metre one used in Poland and most of Europe. In 2022, Denys Shmyhal, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, declared that the railways there would be rebuilt to the European gauge. This enhanced capability would counter the Russian ability to blockade Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, notably Odessa. The plan was not endorsed by the Kremlin

Jeremy Black is Professor of History at Exeter University. He is a prolific lecturer and writer, the author of over 100 books. Many concern aspects of eighteenth-century British, European and American political, diplomatic and military history but he has also published on the history of the press, cartography, warfare, culture and on the nature and uses of history itself. He sits on the editorial boards of History Today, International History Review, Journal of Military History, and Media History.

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Michael R. Bailey – Locomotion No. 1

Michael R. Bailey Locomotion No. 1 review, recensie en informatie boek met het ware verhaal van ’s werelds eerste stoomlocomotief voor publiek passagiersvervoer. Op 18 september 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press in samenwerking met The Railway Museum, het boek over Locomotion No. 1, the True Story of the World’s First Public Service Steam Locomotive. Het boek is geschreven door Michael R. Bailey en Peter H. Davidson.

Michael R. Bailey Locomotion No. 1 review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Locomotion No. 1, The True Story of the World’s First Public Service Steam Locomotive, geschreven door Michael R. Bailey en Peter H. Davidson., dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Michael R. Bailey Locomotion No. 1

Locomotion No. 1

The True Story of the World’s First Public Service Steam Locomotive

  • Auteurs: Michael R. Bailey, Peter H. Davidson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 25,00 / £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de eerste stoomlocomotief Locomotion No. 1

In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world’s first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, that opened the railway on the 27th September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as Locomotion No.1, and from this origin all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress.

The brief history that accompanied the locomotive’s preservation in 1857 was both inadequate and factually incorrect. In anticipation of the railway’s bicentenary a major archival and archaeological study was initiated by the National Railway Museum to establish the true history of the locomotive both in service and during retirement. This is the story revealed by the study.

Michael R. Bailey is a railway historian who has undertaken projects for museums in England, Canada and Denmark. He writes and lectures (and occasionally acts as a TV consultant) and was a consultant to UNESCO regarding the Rhaetian Railway’s application for World Heritage status. He is a member of the Newcomen Society, and was its president 1995 – 1997. He was a Trustee of the Museum of Science & Industry in Manchester and remains president of the museum Friends, and is a vice-president of the Stephenson Locomotive Society.

Peter H. Davidson’s career has been in mechanical engineering, and in design and construction of miniature locomotives. A consultant to the National Railway Museum and other museums in Britain, he has experience with four archaeological and archival studies (with Michael Bailey) of early steam locomotives. He was co-author of Canterbury & Whitstable Railway – Invicta Locomotive (2020), and has written several papers on early railway technology.

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Dave Hewitt – An English Railfan in America

Dave Hewitt An English Railfan in America review, recensie en informatie boek met verhalen over Amerikaanse museumspoorwegen. Op 15 juni 2025 verschijnt bij Amberley Publishing dit boek met verhalen over de spoorwegen in de Verenigde Staten geschreven door Dave Hewitt.

Dave Hewitt An Enlish Railfan in America review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, review of recensie verschijnt van An English Railfan in America, het boek met reisverhalen over de Amerikaanse spoorwegen, geschreven door Dave Hewitt, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Dave Hewitt An English Railfan in America

An English Railfan in America

The Heritage Tour

  • Auteur: Dave Hewitt (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorwegboek, treinreisverhalen
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 juni 2025
  • Omvang: 96 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 15,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek met Amerikaanse treinreisverhalen

Dave Hewitt’s book illustrates a selection of North American steam and heritage railways traversing stunning landscapes.

Dave Hewitt has made many trips to the United States and Canada over the last twenty years, including visits to thirty-five of the fifty US states. Inspired by North American railways, he quickly switched from tourist to train and track photographer. In this book he shares images from a wide variety of steam and heritage railway sites and museums across the continent. These pages document his journey from the deserts of Utah to the magnificence of the Canadian Rockies, from the green fields of Wisconsin to the towering Giant Redwoods of California. Showcasing a railfan’s trip of a lifetime,

Dave Hewitt’s stunning photographs will appeal to all those with an interest in heritage railways and the spectacular landscapes of North America.

Dave Hewitt was born in Tamworth, Staffordshire and quickly became a rail enthusiast. He became interested in railway photography after taking early retirement from a teaching career, beginning with his local heritage railway, Tanfield. He has visited many lines in England and Wales and over the last twenty years has made at least one trip a year to North America to photograph trains in the US and Canada. He is a volunteer at the Tanfield Railway.

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Rosa Matheson – Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review, recensie en informatie boek van de Engelse spoorweghistoricus. Op 11 september 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press het boek over Britse stoomlocomotieven die geschiedenis schreven, geschreven door Rosa Matheson. Hie lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History, geschreven door Rosa Matheson, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

The Story of Railways in Britain

  • Auteur: Rosa Matheson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 11 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Rosa Matheson Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History, geschreven door Rosa Matheson, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Flaptekst Great British Steam Locomotives book

The industrial revolution and the age of steam were intertwined, each pushing the boundaries of the other, and the creation of steam locomotives changed the world forever. This book looks back over some of the most significant and beloved of Britain’s steam locomotives, also charting the developments in railway history along the way. Many of the locomotives featured were ‘firsts’, with dramatic interest in their technology, the level of public fascination and love continuing to this day.

This book charts changes in railway history around Britain from the early days of steam, the Penny-darren of 1804, now accepted as the first passenger carrying steam locomotive on a railway track; Locomotion No.1, celebrated as the first ‘formal’ railway line to carry fare paying passengers in 1825; Stephenson’s Rocket of 1829; GWR’s broad-gauge North Star from 1832; the world famous Flying Scotsman; LNER’s Mallard; BR’s Britannia; right up to the new-build steam locomotives with the impressive Tornado.

Rosa Matheson is Swindon’s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women’s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWR’s Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWR’s Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR for The History Press.

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Great British Steam Locomotives that Made History

The Story of Railways in Britain

  • Auteur: Rosa Matheson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 11 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst Great British Steam Locomotives book

The industrial revolution and the age of steam were intertwined, each pushing the boundaries of the other, and the creation of steam locomotives changed the world forever. This book looks back over some of the most significant and beloved of Britain’s steam locomotives, also charting the developments in railway history along the way. Many of the locomotives featured were ‘firsts’, with dramatic interest in their technology, the level of public fascination and love continuing to this day.

This book charts changes in railway history around Britain from the early days of steam, the Penny-darren of 1804, now accepted as the first passenger carrying steam locomotive on a railway track; Locomotion No.1, celebrated as the first ‘formal’ railway line to carry fare paying passengers in 1825; Stephenson’s Rocket of 1829; GWR’s broad-gauge North Star from 1832; the world famous Flying Scotsman; LNER’s Mallard; BR’s Britannia; right up to the new-build steam locomotives with the impressive Tornado.

Rosa Matheson is Swindon’s best-known railway author. A long-time enthusiast of Swindon Works, GWR and women’s railway history, she has a large collection of memorabilia, has written a number of books and articles, and is active in presenting talks to the community. She has previously written Death, Dynamite and Disaster: A Grisly Railway History, Terror in the Tunnels, The GWR Story, Apprenticeship and Training in GWR’s Swindon Works, TRIP: The Annual Holiday for GWR’s Swindon Works, and The Fair Sex: Women and the GWR for The History Press.

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Eelco Storm – Stoomtractie van de wederopbouw

Eelco Storm Stoomtractie van de wederopbouw recensie en informatie boek over buitenlandse locs bij de NS 1945-1958. Op 12 november 2024 verschijnt bij WBOOKS het nieuwe treinenboek over buitenlandse stoomlocomotieven bij de Nederlandse Spoorwegen na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de schrijver en over de uitgave.

Eelco Storm Stoomtractie van de wederopbouw recensie

Natuurlijk is ook dit in de reeks boek over treinen en spoorwegen waarin uitgeverij traditioneel zeer sterk is prachtig en zeer verzorgd uitgegeven. Deze keer staat de stoomlocomotieven centraal die de Nederlands Spoorwegen direct na de Tweede Wereldoorlog in gebruik nam centraal. Het grootste gedeelte van de eigen was verwoest of afgevoerd naar het oosten daarom moest men uitwijken naar het buitenland. Hier werd een flink aantal tweede hands en zelfs nieuwe locomotieven gekocht waarmee het treinverkeer weer op gang kon worden gebracht.

Eelco Storm beschikt over een goede pen waardoor de teksten prima te lezen zijn en de rijkdom van alle foto’s in het boek zorgen voor veel kijkplezier. Uiteraard is het boek voor elke treinenliefhebber onmisbaar, maar ook de geïnteresseerd in het Nederland van direct na de oorlog zal dit mooi uitgegeven boek zeker kunnen waarderen. Het boek is door onze redactie gewaardeerd met ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend).

Eelco Storm Stoomtractie van de wederopbouw

Stoomtractie van de wederopbouw

Buitenlandse locs bij de NS 1945-1958

  • Auteur: Eelco Storm (Nederland)
  • Soort boek: spoorwegboek, treinenboek
  • Uitgever: WBOOKS
  • Verschijnt: 12 november 2024
  • Omvang: 176 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: € 39,95
  • Waardering redactie: ∗∗∗∗∗ (uitstekend)
  • Boek bestellen bij: Boekhandel / Bol

Flaptekst boek over stoomlocomotieven bij de NS van 1945 tot 1958

Stoom bij NS in de eerste naoorlogse jaren. Met unieke foto’s van buitenlandse stoomlocomotieven in dienst van de Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

Toen de Nederlandse Spoorwegen na afloop van de Tweede Wereldoorlog begonnen met het plannen van een grootscheepse modernisering, kon het bedrijf er niet om heen dat er eerst stoomlocomotieven aangeschaft moesten worden om de oorlogsverliezen op te vangen.

Het nieuw laten bouwen van honderden stoomlocomotieven zou te duur worden, want de NS verwachtte deze locomotieven maar kort te gebruiken. Daarom werd gekeken naar de aanschaf van tweedehands locomotieven. Tussen 1945 en 1946 stelden de Nederlandse Spoorwegen verschillende series locomotieven in dienst die gekocht werden van het Britse War Department en van de Zwitserse spoorwegen. Daarnaast nam de NS de in Nederland achtergebleven Duitse stoomlocomotieven in dienst en werden vijftig locomotieven nieuw gebouwd in Zweden.

Enkele ervan deden maar een paar jaar dienst en andere bleven rijden tot aan het einde van de stoomtractie. Maar alle locs droegen bij aan de wederopbouw van de spoorwegen in Nederland en aan de economische wederopbouw van ons land.

Eelco Storm woont in Denemarken. Van jongs af aan is hij geïnteresseerd in het spoor en met name het Nederlandse spoor in de jaren vijftig. Hij schreef eerder De laatste stoomlocomotief en publiceerde diverse artikelen in spoorwegtijdschriften.

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