Tracks across continents, paths through history

Tracks across continents, paths through history

Subtitle: 
The economic dynamics of standardization in railway gauge
Author: 
Puffert, Douglas J
Place: 
Chicago
Publisher: 
University of Chicago Press
Phys descriptions: 
xiii, 360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Date published: 
2009
Record type: 
Book/Monograph
Subject: 
RAILROAD GAUGES -- STANDARDS -- HISTORY
ISBN: 
9780226685090
Call No: 
351.812.5(73) PUF
Abstract: 

A standard track gauge - the distance between the two rails - enables connecting railway lines to exchange traffic. This book offers a global history of railway track gauges, examining early choices and the dynamic process of diversity and standardization that resulted.

Language: 
English

CITATION: Puffert, Douglas J. Tracks across continents, paths through history . Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 2009. - Available at: https://library.au.int/tracks-across-continents-paths-through-history-3