Christian Wolmar: 13 books
To the Edge of the World
The Story of the Trans-Siberian Express, the World's Greatest Railroad
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
To the Edge of the World, is an adventure in travel-full of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and cultural events, and almost inconceivable feats of engineering. Christian Wolmar passionately recounts the improbable origins of the Trans-Siberian railroad,...
by Christian Wolmar
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Driverless cars are the future. That is what the tech giants, the auto industry and even the government want us to think. Almost daily there are media stories about how we will soon all be able to rip up our driving licences, sit in the back seat and let the car take us around. But is this really...
by Christian Wolmar
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2012
Britain's rail privatisation was one of the greatest political failures of recent history. A well-functioning industry was torn apart to satisfy political dogma and privatised in a way that not only compromised safety and wrecked performance but also resulted in financial melt-down.
In this...
Are Trams Socialist?
Why Britain Has No Transport Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Transport is key to our daily lives. The transport system is essential to ensure the movement of people and goods, and most of us will use the roads or public transport every day. Vast sums are tied up in it and are spent on trying to resolve the problems of congestion and delays. And yet it is a...
The Subterranean Railway
How the London Underground was Built and How it Changed the City Forever
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Since the Victorian era, London's Underground has had played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners. Christian Wolmar celebrates the vision and determination of the 19th-century pioneers who made the world's first, and still the largest, underground passenger railway: one of the...
The Great Railroad Revolution
The History of Trains in America
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line––the first American railroad––in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort,...
Engines of War
How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Before the nineteenth century, armies had to rely on slow and unreliable methods of transportation to move soldiers and equipment during times of conflict. But with the birth of the railroad in the early 1830s, the way wars were fought would change forever.
In Engines of War, renowned expert...
Railways and The Raj
How the Age of Steam Transformed India
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2017
India was the jewel in the crown of the British Empire. There were vast riches to be exploited and vast numbers of people to be subjugated. How better to achieve these aims than by building a rail network that facilitated the export of raw material and made it easier for troops to travel around the...
Blood, Iron, and Gold
How the Railways Transformed the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of a transport revolution that would forever transform the way we live. Blood, Iron, and Gold takes us on a journey encompassing jungle, mountain, and desert, revealing the huge impact of the railroads as they spread...
by Christian Wolmar
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2018
The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer.
In autumn 2019, Europe's biggest infrastructure project – a state-of-the-art cross-London railway – will finally come to fruition. From Reading and Heathrow in the west, the Elizabeth...
Billete al fin del mundo
La historia del Transiberiano, el tren que cambió Rusia
Language: Spanish
Release Date: February 7, 2017
Es la línea ferroviaria más larga del mundo y el viaje soñado para muchos. Recorre Rusia como una arteria vital, de Moscú a Vladivostok, a lo largo de 9.000 kilómetros y siete husos horarios, atravesando algunos de los paisajes más áridos del globo.Pese a las adversidades climáticas, las enfermedades,...
The Iron Road
The Illustrated History of Railway
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The Iron Road is full of wondrous curiosities. Did you know that early trains in Australia were pulled by convicts, or that elephants were until recently used to shunt freight wagons in India? The world's most magnificent railway station, the Chhatrapati Shivaji terminal in Mumbai, took 10 years to...
Fire and Steam
A New History of the Railways in Britain
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2008
Now in paperback, Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history. The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways'...