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[Of the parallels between the railways and the Church] both had their heyday in the mid-nineteenth century; both own a great deal of Gothic-style architecture which is expensive to maintain; both are regularly assailed by critics; and both are firmly convinced that they are the best means of getting man to his ultimate destination.
REVEREND W. AWDRY (1911-1997), British author, best known for his children's books about Thomas the Tank Engine
(Chapter One) I do verily believe that carriages propelled by steam will come into general use, and travel at the rate of 300 miles a day.
OLIVER EVANS, 1813, 19th-century American engineer and inventor
(Chapter Two) When a train pulls into a great city, I am reminded of the closing moments of an overture.
Travels with My Aunt, GRAHAM GREENE (1904-1991), British novelist
(Chapter Three) We do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us.
Where I Lived and What I Lived For, HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817-1862), American author and philosopher
(Chapter Four) The [railway termini] are our gates to the glorious and the unknown. Through them we pass out into adventure and sunshine . . .
Howards End, E. M. FORSTER (1879-1970), British novelist
(Chapter Five) Above all, the railways were an instrument of liberation, a breaking of the customary bonds of the past.
The Victorian Railway, PROFESSOR JACK SIMMONS (1915-2000), British historian and author
(Chapter Six) Rumbling under blackened girders, Midland bound for Cricklewood, Puffed its sulfur to the sunset...
Parliament Hill Fields, JOHN BETJEMAN (1906-1984), English poet
(Chapter Seven) On a train, all things are possible.
PAUL THEROUX (b. 1941), American travel writer and novelist
(Index and Glossary) I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.
Songs of Travel, ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894), Scottish writer
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(Foreword) This is a guide to the railroads of today, and how they got to be the way they are, from their beginnings as the first means of travel that was faster than a horse could gallop.
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As with most travel in New Zealand, the TranzAlpine Express can be enjoyed in all seasons, although during July to September much of the area from Springfield to Arthur's Pass is covered in snow, a bonus that makes the trip an absolute delight.
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