TY  - BOOK
AU  - BENNET,DAVID
TI  - METRO: THE STORY OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY
SN  - 1840008385
U1  - 388.42 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - CHINA
PB  - OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP LTD
KW  - TRANSPORTE URBANO
N2  - IN METRO, WRITER AND ENGINEER DAVID BENNETT GIVES A COMPRENHESIVE INSIGHT INTO THE RISE OF UNDERGROUND TRAVEL OVER THE PAST 150 YEARS. HE TRACES THE TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS TECHNIQUES THAT MADE UNDERGROUND TRAVEL POSSIBLE TO THE INNOVATIONS THAT HAVE MADE IT SAFER AND MORE PLEASANT, SUCH AS THE MOVE FROM COAL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVES TO THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE LINE AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIRST WOODEN CARRIEGES INTO THE AIR-CONDITIONED ALUMINIUM ONE OF TODAY
ER  -