{"product_id":"the-second-age-of-rail-murray-hughes-9780750993982","title":"The Second Age of Rail: A History of High-Speed Trains","description":"Speed on steel wheels has fascinated engineers for nearly two centuries, and a string of stunning records in the last thirty years has pushed railway engineering towards new frontiers. Japan set the precedent with its legendary bullet trains in 1964; since then more than a dozen countries have joined the high-speed revolution. Today, China is setting the pace as it crafts a nationwide network of super-railways, and Morocco and Saudi Arabia have joined the club of nations where trains travel at 300km\/h or more. The USA lags far behind, outpaced by Asia and Western Europe, where Eurostar links London to the international high-speed network - although a new-generation railway to northern England is still missing. In this new and updated edition of The Second Age of Rail, the full story of high-speed trains is retold in a journey across countries and continents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Murray Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750993987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750993982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Murray Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052641579263,"sku":"9780750993982","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f63a1f62-9d54-4e57-b956-09a1d9560954.jpg?v=1685019983","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-age-of-rail-murray-hughes-9780750993982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}