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RAILWAY DICTIONARY: AN A-Z OF RAILWAY TERMINOLOGY
Jackson, Alan A.
1998 45421 A wide-ranging reference work to guide both enthusiast and professional through the often specialist language that has developed during the last two hundred years. International in scope, the dictionary covers all aspects of railway terminology, past and present. Alan A. Jackson, SECOND Edition, Fully revised and updated for 1998, produced in Great Britain. NEW COPY, hardcover w/dust jacket , 325 pp, 6-1/4" x 9-1/2". An authoritative and wide-ranging reference work to guide both enthusiast and professional alike through the oft-puzzling and bewildering language which has developed during the last 200 years. The book is International in scope, covering all aspects of RR terminology - both past and present. It defines terms specific to both railways and tramways - inlcuding proper names of trains, lines, companies, periodicals and manufacturers, as well as clarifying a profusion of abbreviations and initials. Interpretation of many foreign words and phrases, the slang & colloquialisms used - in a clear & concise manner that is understandable. An essential reference work and a most necessary book for enthusiasts, as well as for libraries, offices concerned w/railway transport, railway museums and societies. Includes over 40 explanatory line drawings and diagrams. Over 6,000 entries comprise this important volume. Sutton Publishing Ltd 0905778162 / 9780905778167
Hardcover As New Condition
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