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Railways' Strangest Tales

2018-02-15 History
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Release : 2018-02-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 971/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Railways' Strangest Tales by : Tom Quinn

Download or read book Railways' Strangest Tales written by Tom Quinn. This book was released on 2018-02-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history. Right from the very start, when George Stephenson’s famous Rocket knocked over and killed a government minister at the opening of the Liverpool to Manchester line in 1830, the world’s railways have given rise to plenty of intriguing stories. In this fascinating book, revised and updated with a new selection of tales, railway buff Tom Quinn explores the more bizarre side of train travel, featuring weird weather conditions, audacious robberies, hair-raising accidents, vanishing passengers, an infestation of maggots and a mysterious missing mummy. From the dawn of rail travel, when speeds of 15mph were considered dangerous to health and people mistook engines for fire-breathing demons, through the Victorian heyday of royal trains and seaside specials to today’s more prosaic leaves on the line, this whistlestop tour through railways’ long and storied history is the perfect gift for armchair travellers, history fans and trainspotters. Word count: 60,000

Railways' Strangest Journeys

2003-03-27 Railroad travel
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Release : 2003-03-27
Genre : Railroad travel
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Book Rating : 795/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Railways' Strangest Journeys by : Tom Quinn

Download or read book Railways' Strangest Journeys written by Tom Quinn. This book was released on 2003-03-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is a collection of stories from Europe, India and America which reveal unusual railway journeys across the centuries, including ghost trains, vanishing passengers and trains fitted with homing pigeons instead of a communication cord.

The Platform Edge

2019 Ghost stories, English
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Release : 2019
Genre : Ghost stories, English
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Book Rating : 031/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Platform Edge by : M. Ashley

Download or read book The Platform Edge written by M. Ashley. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howling down the tunnels comes a new collection showcasing the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks, many of which are republished here for the first time since their original departure The Platform Edge is a collection of the greatest stories of strange happenings on the tracks. In this express service to the unknown, phantom passengers join the jostling of the daily commute, a subway car disappears into another dimension without a trace, while a tragic derailment on a lonely hillside in the Alps torments the locals with its horrifying nightly repetition. From the open railways of Europe and America to the pressing dark of the London Underground, The Platform Edge is the perfect traveling companion for unforgettable journeys into the supernatural.

Cycling's Strangest Tales

2017-06-12 Sports & Recreation
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Release : 2017-06-12
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 904/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Cycling's Strangest Tales by : Iain Spragg

Download or read book Cycling's Strangest Tales written by Iain Spragg. This book was released on 2017-06-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extraordinary but true stories from 200 years of cycling history. Part of the bestselling Strangest series, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is a quirky and fascinating collection of stories from cycling’s history. Included are stories of Thomas Stevens, the doughty Englishman who circumnavigated the world on a penny farthing, the 1904 Tour de France winner who was disqualified for catching the train, the 1937 Japanese invasion of China spearheaded by 50,000 bicycle-mounted troops, and the man who soared over nine circus elephants on an ordinary yellow bike. The stories come from every corner of the cycling world, whether it’s the open road, the velodrome or the BMX track. Brought bang up to date for 2017 with a selection of new stories, Cycling’s Strangest Tales is the perfect gift for anyone who’s in love with life on two wheels. Word count: 45,000

Dublin's Strangest Tales

2013-07-15 Social Science
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Release : 2013-07-15
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 443/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Dublin's Strangest Tales by : Michael Barry

Download or read book Dublin's Strangest Tales written by Michael Barry. This book was released on 2013-07-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Dublin. Though this isn’t the usual side of the city the tourists, travellers and residents see. This is the real Dublin, the strange and twisted nooks and crannies of the city’s bizarre history – past, present and future. Following on from the bestselling Portico Strangest titles now comes a book devoted to one of Ireland’s most beautiful, and popular, cities. Located on the beautiful eastern seaboard, Dublin is a city with more strangeness than you can shake a pint of Guinness at. Home to one million people, the name, strangely, comes from the Irish ‘Dubh Linn’, which means 'Black Pool', but that name was already taken. Dublin’s Strangest Tales is a treasure trove of the hilarious, the odd and the baffling – an alternative travel guide to some of the city’s best-kept secrets. Read on, if you dare! You have been warned.

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