HALFWAY TO HEAVEN: THE STORY OF ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE RAILWAYS IN THE WORLD
by Terry Martin
Published by Railromances. 1st. 2000
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway 1879-2000. In a land of extremes, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway captures the imagination of all who take the train that works its way from the cauterising heat of the plains into the shadow of Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain on Earth. No proper survey was made prior to the laying of the track, which followed a road originally designed for animals to haul carts to Darjeeling, and nobody was surprised when the train fell off the rails five times on opening day! Cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Limited to 2,000 copies. B/w & some colour photos, folding sketches of plans.
This is copy 1535 of 2000. A lovely copy.
ISBN: 1900622033
Stock no. 1827705
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- RAILWAYS
- INDIA
- HISTORY
- LIMITED EDITION
