Station: A journey through 20th and 21st century railway architecture and design

Author:   Christopher Beanland
Publisher:   Batsford
ISBN:  

9781849948258


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   11 April 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christopher Beanland
Publisher:   Batsford
Imprint:   Batsford
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.525kg
ISBN:  

9781849948258


ISBN 10:   1849948259
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   11 April 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction The Stations Signs of the time The Joy of Interrail U-Bahn stations The Lowline The Calatrava effect Hanging railways

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Trainspotters will love this book' -- Business Traveller Trainspotters will love this book' -- Business Traveller ‘[A] picturesque survey’ -- New York Times Book Review ‘[A] picturesque survey’ -- New York Times Book Review ‘Marvellous … further proof that the journey is the destination’ -- Daily Telegraph ‘Forget the steam age – a colourful new book finally gives props to modern train travel’ -- Vera (Virgin Atlantic)


Trainspotters will love this book' -- Business Traveller ‘[A] picturesque survey’ -- New York Times Book Review


'Trainspotters will love this book' -- Business Traveller ‘[A] picturesque survey’ -- New York Times Book Review ‘Marvellous … further proof that the journey is the destination’ -- Daily Telegraph ‘Forget the steam age – a colourful new book finally gives props to modern train travel’ -- Vera (Virgin Atlantic) 'The most beautiful, noteworthy, and weird railway stations' * Fast Company * 'The world’s coolest railway terminals' * The Times * ‘A witty and sublime around-the-world adventure’ -- IanVisits ‘Will make you appreciate your local transport hub with fresh eyes’ -- Monocle ‘Steams through the history of the railways, insightfully celebrating 50 of the world’s most impressive stations.’ -- Daily Mail 'Nifty stations, modernist gems, small town finds, sidecars, beautiful trains themselves. They’re all here and not just for trainspotters.’ -- Parade


Author Information

Christopher Beanland is a journalist, comedy writer and author who specialises in architecture and travel writing. He is the author of Unbuilt: Radical Visions of a Future that Never Arrived and Lido: A dip into outdoor swimming pools: the history, design and people behind them. He writes regularly for the Guardian, Independent and The Telegraph and is the creator of Park Date - a podcast where he interviews celebrity guests in a park. Christopher lives in London.

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