Table of Contents

1 Train travel

2 People carrier

3 Moving goods

4 Making tracks

5 Flat track

6 Driving a train

7 Train control

8 Running on steam

9 Diesel engines

10 Electric trains

11 In the city

12 High-speed travel

13 Going up

14 Going the distance

15 Glossary

16 Usborne Quicklinks

17 Index

About the Author

Emily Bone grew up among the rolling hills of Hampshire, writing stories about the ants and birds in her garden. After studying English at Cambridge, she found her dream job at Usborne in 2007. Since then, she's written about many weird and wonderful creatures, along with books on space, fashion and food.

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