Goods Trains

Have you ever watched wagon after wagon of a goods train thunder past and wondered where it is heading, what it is carrying, and how it works its way between the passenger services? While goods services now tend to be shrouded in anonymity, in past times they were celebrated, prominently advertised, and in many cases were the raisons d'être for a rail route. Throughout the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century, goods trains were the lifeblood of the nation, transporting precious raw materials, construction and industrial items, and fresh produce from coastal areas and farms into the centers of bustling cities.

This informative illustrated history shows how rail freight has been carried since Victorian times, and how systems have been organized, from the train itself to the sidings, railway clearing houses, goods sheds and final destinations--whether villages, towns, cities, factories or docks. It also examines the basic rolling stock of these trains, from the humble coal wagon to today's hi-tech containers.

V-ati uitat vreodata vagon dupa vagon al unui tren de marfa care a trecut de tunet si v-ati intrebat unde se indreapta, ce transporta si cum functioneaza intre serviciile de calatori? In timp ce serviciile de marfuri tind sa fie acum invaluite in anonimat, in vremurile trecute erau sarbatorite, promovate in mod vizibil si, in multe cazuri, erau motivele de existenta ale unei rute feroviare.