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Trains

Oxlade, Chris. (Author).

Summary: "How do trains work? How fast was the fastest steam train? Why do high-speed trains tilt as they go around curves? Where is the world's longest train journey? Which trains have no wheels? What might future trains look like? Trains answers these questions and many more. See ho the earliest trains worked and compare them to the luxurious trains of today. Explore the exciting world of long-distance trains, mountain trains, monorails, and huge freight trains. Discover the full story of trains, from the first locomotive to the high-speed trains of the future!"--

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  • ISBN: 158340922X
  • ISBN: 9781583409220
  • Physical Description: 31 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Smart Apple Media, 2006.

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General Note:
Includes index (page [32]).
Subject: Railroad trains -- Juvenile literature
Railroads -- Juvenile literature

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  • 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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Prince Rupert Library J 625.1 Oxla (Text) 33294001567874 Juvenile Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -

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Summary: "How do trains work? How fast was the fastest steam train? Why do high-speed trains tilt as they go around curves? Where is the world's longest train journey? Which trains have no wheels? What might future trains look like? Trains answers these questions and many more. See ho the earliest trains worked and compare them to the luxurious trains of today. Explore the exciting world of long-distance trains, mountain trains, monorails, and huge freight trains. Discover the full story of trains, from the first locomotive to the high-speed trains of the future!"--
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