Rail 300 : The World High Speed Train Race
192pp, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine head. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, price clipped. 8vo. Traces the story of the quest for higher rail speeds from the beginnings to the launch of the world's regular train services at 300km/h in 1989.
