Disaster on the Dee - Couverture souple

Lewis, Peter R

 
9780752442662: Disaster on the Dee
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 075244266X ISBN 13 : 9780752442662
Editeur : Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

This book presents a look at one of the first major railway disasters in Britain, the fall of the Dee bridge in May 1847, which occurred just outside Chester with the loss of five lives. The main line from Holyhead to Chester had only been opened six months before, and the chief engineer Robert Stephenson was slated nationally (almost being accused of manslaughter) as his cast-iron bridge had failed so catastrophically. Luckily, only a local train was passing and so few lives were lost. Full of detailed technical insight and illustrated with a wealth of contemporary material, this informative book will be of great use for engineering students and historians, as the Dee bridge is an often cited case study of bridge failure along with the Tay and Tacoma Narrows bridges. It will also appeal to interested locals, and railway enthusiasts.

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À propos de l?auteur

This is Dr Peter Lewis's second book for Tempus; his first, Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silvery Tay, was published in 2004. Peter Lewis is an Open University lecturer in Engineering.

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Éditeur
Tempus Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
075244266X
ISBN 13 
9780752442662
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
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Personne responsable
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