Short History of Indian Railways (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789353332877)

Did you know that India's first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving mills in a factory? That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles/hour? That the country's first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast? That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and Thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets? That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English Channel all the way to the river Indus? This is a people's history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.

Author: Rajendra B. Aklekar
ISBN-10: 9353332877
ISBN-13: 9789353332877
Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
Language: English
Published: 05/24/2019
Pages: 250
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.57d