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Christian Wolmar

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

August 03, 1949

Website

http://www.christianwolmar.co.uk

Genre

Railways, History, Politics

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Christian Wolmar is a journalist, focusing on the history and politics of railways.

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Christian Wolmar’s books

Average rating: 3.98 · 4,025 ratings · 556 reviews · 48 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America 3.98 avg rating — 636 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Subterranean Railway 3.93 avg rating — 635 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British Rail 4.17 avg rating — 456 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To The Edge Of The World 3.87 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 2013 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood, Iron and Gold 3.77 avg rating — 409 ratings — published 2009 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire & Steam: How the Railways Transformed Britain 4.05 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 2008 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Railways and The Raj: How the Age of Steam Transformed India 4.02 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iron Road: An Illustrated History of the Railroad 4.13 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2014 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cathedrals of Steam: How London’s Great Stations Were Built – And How They Transformed the City 4.17 avg rating — 122 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Engines of War: How Wars Were Won & Lost on the Railways 3.68 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The act finally deregulated the rail industry, repealing the legislation that had created the Interstate Commerce Commission nearly a century previously.”
― Christian Wolmar, The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America

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“The Pennsylvania Railroad’s reaction to the plan is a good illustration of the wider attitude of the railroads. The Pennsy, as it was known, was the leading railroad of the age and saw itself as a cut above the others, a view encapsulated by its calling itself the “Standard Railway of the World.”
― Christian Wolmar, The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America

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“The southern leaders perceived the transcontinental as the means of extending their plantation economy westward, replicating the same kind of small-town America characteristic of the antebellum South and, crucially, retaining the slave labor that was integral to their way of life: “The South saw land in a traditional light, as home and heritage, not as a natural resource to benefit capital and state.”
― Christian Wolmar, The Great Railroad Revolution: The History of Trains in America

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