Atlas of the World's Railways

London: Bison, 1979. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. A very large format volume of 350 pages. Profusely illustrated. The Atlas covers the entire spectrum of rail travel. It is arranged in alphabetical order by country by continent. Accompanied by maps obtained from the cartographers, George Philip, and enriched by more than 600 photographs. Brian Hollingsworth and his colleagues escort the reader through the countries of the world, along narrow-gauge, metre-gauge and standard-gauge tracks, over bridges and viaducts, through tunnels, across deserts and up the sides of mountains. The history and modern workings of urban rapid transit systems, national and international railroad systems are described in vivid detail complete with relevant statistics: gauges, lengths and heights of bridges and tunnels, passengers and freight carried, rolling stock, locomotive power, percentage electrified and so on. A detailed table of contents precede each section; countries which appear in more than one continent or are known by more than one name are fully cross-referenced. A detailed and complete index concludes the book. PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.95 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 25. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.