EAN: 9781849948258

STATION - CHRISTOPHER BEANLAND GEBUNDEN

A glorious global celebration of modern railway architecture in the mid-20th century and
beyond. Many railway books are about nostalgia for the steam age  but this one is different: a
global study of railway architecture from the 1950s onwards and into the future. In 50
fascinating entries  renowned travel and architecture writer Christopher Beanland looks
primarily at stations but also covers starkly brutalist signal boxes and depots  charming
art-adorned undergrounds and international examples of pioneering signage and design. Station
explores LA's iconic Union Station  the verdant Atocha Station in Madrid and Warsaw's
spectacular modernist stations  but it also includes less familiar examples such as Saudi
Arabia's high-speed Haramain Line  the joyous monorail at Walt Disney World Resort and Mexico's
anticipated Tren Maya. The book also contains essays on topics including hanging railways in
Germany and Japan  the intriguing architecture and design of Berlin's U-Bahn stations and the
joy of interrailing. Illustrated with glorious photographs throughout  this stylish and
contemporary book is a celebration of modern railway architecture at its best and will appeal
to rail enthusiasts and architecture aficionados alike.

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