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L T C Rolt
At 19, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was in charge, under his father, of an engineering work that is the wonder of Europe: the Thames tunnel, completed in 1843. As well as…
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A powerful insight into the men and machines that built modern Britain
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A classic work that must be included in the library of any railway enthusiast
L. T. C. Rolt
A brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway.
Thomas Telford, the son of a shepherd, was born in Westerkirk, Scotland in 1757. At the age of 14, he was apprenticed to a stonemason. He worked for a time…
First published in 1944, and now reissued with new black-and-white illustrations and a foreword by Jo Bell, Canal Laureate, this book has become a classic on its subject, and may…
Landscape with Machines: The First Part of his Autobiography
Landscape with Canals: The Second Part of His Autobiography
Landscape with Figures: The Final Part of his Autobiography
Sleep no more
