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Metro: the story of the underground railway
David
Bennett
ISBN: 1840008385 Mitchell Beazley
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Metro, writer and engineer David Bennett gives a comprehensive insight
into the rise of underground travel over the past 150 years.
He
traces the technological progress - from the risky breakthroughs in
tunnelling techniques that made underground travel possible to the innovations
that have made it safer and more pleasant.
He
also explores the architecture of the most dramatic and inspiring stations
ever built.
Metro
also takes an in-depth look at the cultural phenomena, such as poster
art and graffiti that have flourished on underground systems around
the world.
Thought-provoking,
informative, entertaining, and expansively illustrated with 200 photographs,
Metro reveals historical facts, heroic achievements, beautiful architectural
details, and the secrets of subterranean engineering, and will appeal
to historians, designers, architects, rail enthusiasts, and world travellers
alike.
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