Great Train Disasters: The World's Worst Railway Accidents By Geoffrey Kichenside
Great Train Disasters: The World's Worst Railway Accidents (Collectible Hardcover Edition)
A Comprehensive Analysis of Global Railway Casualties, Technical Failures, and Operational Triumphs
A Comprehensive Analysis of Global Railway Casualties, Technical Failures, and Operational Triumphs
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Great Train Disasters: The World's Worst Railway Accidents
- Author: Geoffrey Kichenside
- Publisher: Parragon Publishing, Bristol
- Publication Date: 1997
- ISBN-10: 0752526308
- Edition Details: First Edition Thus. Highly sought-after industrial history and railway accidentology monograph.
- Binding: Hardcover with original publisher's heavy boards, housed in a complete illustrated dust jacket under a protective archive cellophane wrapper.
- Physical Format: Large Octavo / Slim Quarto (8vo), featuring over 80 highly charged historical photographs, disaster maps, and technical failure logs.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+) / Near Mint
- Exterior / Boards: The original publisher's heavy hardcover boards are remarkably sharp, square, and firm across all edges. The spine is completely straight, robust, tight, and remains visually and structurally perfect.
- Interior: Exceptional and immaculate. Internal text blocks and photographic plates are clean, crisp, stark white, and fully intact. Free from handling soils, foxing, dog-ears, handwriting, previous owner inscriptions, or dealer pencil marks.
- Protection: This book has been beautifully maintained and looked after thus far, now preserved under a professional, removable archival-grade cellophane sleeve.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Condition: The original large-format illustrated dust jacket is complete and unclipped. It exhibits only very slight, microscopic signs of standard shelf storage wear along the extreme corner tips, completely free from deep sun fading, chips, or tears.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in 1997 by Parragon, Great Train Disasters is a meticulously researched, compelling historical chronicle that charts the most terrifying accidents in global railway history. Renowned transport writer Geoffrey Kichenside documents major catastrophes across the globe, combining dramatic eyewitness testimonies with analytical technical reporting. The book captures harrowing accounts ranging from furious flash floods sweeping away lines in India and catastrophic conflagrations in Russia to the devastating Christmas Eve Tangiwai lahar disaster in New Zealand. Enhanced with over 80 highly charged archival photographs, this volume goes beyond mere disaster reportage; it uncovers and celebrates the incredible bravery of the railway workers who struggled to maintain network lines, while mapping out how modern rail safety regulations, signal automation, and structural engineering evolved directly from overcoming these massive historical obstacles.
Published in 1997 by Parragon, Great Train Disasters is a meticulously researched, compelling historical chronicle that charts the most terrifying accidents in global railway history. Renowned transport writer Geoffrey Kichenside documents major catastrophes across the globe, combining dramatic eyewitness testimonies with analytical technical reporting. The book captures harrowing accounts ranging from furious flash floods sweeping away lines in India and catastrophic conflagrations in Russia to the devastating Christmas Eve Tangiwai lahar disaster in New Zealand. Enhanced with over 80 highly charged archival photographs, this volume goes beyond mere disaster reportage; it uncovers and celebrates the incredible bravery of the railway workers who struggled to maintain network lines, while mapping out how modern rail safety regulations, signal automation, and structural engineering evolved directly from overcoming these massive historical obstacles.
Author Profile: Geoffrey Kichenside
Geoffrey Kichenside (1929–2022) was an exceptionally prominent British transport historian, author, and specialist journalist who spent over half a century documenting railway operations, signaling infrastructure, and rolling stock. As a highly authoritative figure within the railway community, Kichenside authored dozens of critically acclaimed titles, serving for years as an editor for leading transport journals. Renowned for his analytical approach to railway safety and accident investigation records, his publications are tightly held by industrial archaeologists, rail enthusiasts, and transport memorabilia collectors for their absolute technical accuracy and deep historical value.
Geoffrey Kichenside (1929–2022) was an exceptionally prominent British transport historian, author, and specialist journalist who spent over half a century documenting railway operations, signaling infrastructure, and rolling stock. As a highly authoritative figure within the railway community, Kichenside authored dozens of critically acclaimed titles, serving for years as an editor for leading transport journals. Renowned for his analytical approach to railway safety and accident investigation records, his publications are tightly held by industrial archaeologists, rail enthusiasts, and transport memorabilia collectors for their absolute technical accuracy and deep historical value.
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