Bradshaw’s Continental Railway Guide (full Edition) (2013)
Transportation / Railroads / History, - History / Europe / General, - History / Modern / 19th Century, - Travel / Essays & Travelogues, - Transportation / Railroads / General -
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Bloomsbury Publishing
Overview
<b>A facsimile edition of Bradshaw's fascinating guide to Europe's rail network.<i> </i></b><br><br>Bradshaw's descriptive railway handbook of Europe was originally published in 1913 and was the inspiration behind Michael Portillo's BBC television series 'Great Continental Railway Journeys'. It is divided into three sections: timetables for services covering the continent; short guides to the best places to see and to stay in each city; and a wealth of advertisements and ephemeral materials concerning hotels, restaurants and services that might be required by the early twentieth century rail traveller. This beautifully illustrated facsimile edition offers a fascinating glimpse of Europe and of a transport network that was shortly devastated by the greatest war the world had ever seen.