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Iron, Stone and Steam: Brunel's Railway Empire by Tim Bryan 9781398112698

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel: Victorian icon, engineer, artist, architect, designer and visionary, entrepreneur and celebrity. His astounding feats changed the British landscape, and this new book tells the story of his awe-inspiring achievements and innovations as a railway engineer. New to the developing world of railways in the early 1830s, Brunel soon came to rival George and Robert Stephenson, as he embarked on what he called 'the finest work in England'. The construction of the Great Western Railway, arguably the most revolutionary of British railways, opened in 1841. Tim Bryan, Director of the Brunel Institute at the SS Great Britain, chronicles how, in almost thirty tumultuous years, Brunel created a rail network covering much of the South and West of England, the Midlands and Wales. The network included masterpieces like Paddington Station and the Royal Albert Bridge and still carries millions of travellers today. The book also describes how Brunel's successes were matched by 'monumental failures' - the ill-fated atmospheric system used on the South Devon Railway, and the far-reaching implications of the broad gauge for his railways, which ultimately cost millions of pounds when abolished. Iron, Stone and Steam is also the story of the great engineer's complex character and the roles of the people who helped the creative, and sometimes dictatorial, genius create his railway. These range from the navvies who built his bridges, tunnels and lines, to contemporaries like Daniel Gooch, without whom his vision would never have been fully realised. Above all, this is the story of Brunel's vision to create a railway empire like no other.

About the Author
Tim Bryan spent twenty-one years working as curator at the GWR and STEAM museums in Swindon and is now director of the Brunel Institute at the SS Great Britain. He is the author of more than fifteen books, and many articles on railway and heritage topics.

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'Incredibly detailed yet a very readable account, I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the history of railway engineering.' -- The Writing Desk, January 2024
'We all have our different views of the man who worked (and smoked) himself to an early death, but the author reminds us of the remarkable legacy left by, arguably, the greatest of British engineers. Highly recommended.' -- Model Rail Magazine, February 2024
'Iron, Stone and Steam is also the story of the great engineer's complex character and the roles of the people who helped the creative, and sometimes dictatorial, genius create his railway.' -- West Country Life Magazine, January 2024



Book Information
ISBN 9781398112698
Author Tim Bryan
Format Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Amberley Publishing
Publisher Amberley Publishing
Weight(grams) 618g

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