Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond Alexander Colin
Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond Alexander Colin Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. This was especially true in…
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Railways of the British Empire: Australasia and Beyond Alexander Colin
Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves. This was especially true in that forerunner of the Commonwealth, the British Empire. Perhaps more unsung is the fact that she also ruled the rails over much of the world, for Britain's engineers effectively exported the Industrial Revolution and specifically the railway around the globe.
This book tells the story of the expansion of the railways of the British Empire in Australasia and other areas beyond the Indian subcontinent and Africa, featuring stunning photographs, contemporary maps, posters, travel brochures and extracts from other interesting In those parts of the world that were coloured pink on schoolroom maps, the rapidly expanding colonial railways were supplied by British companies like Neilson Reid, Bagnall, Kitson, Cravens and Cammell-Laird.