Keith Scholey

With a foreword by Sir David Attenborough, this is the striking photographic companion to the groundbreaking NETFLIX original documentary series. With 600 members of crew filming in 50 countries over four years, the directors that brought us the original Planet Earth and Blue Planet, take us on a journey across all the globe's different biological realms to present stunning visuals of nature's most intriguing animals in action, and environmental change on a scale that must be seen to be believed.

The hundred years from 1850 to 1950 were London’s railway century, an era during which the city was defined by its railways: grimy and utilitarian yet at the same time elegant and innovative. This fascinating book explores the many contemporary transport themes of London’s termini, including goods depots, electrified lines, industrial railways and Southern suburban lines. Covering the pivotal century 1850–1950, each chapter describes a decade and an issue particularly relevant to that period, from the railway eccentricities and early termini of the 1850s and ‘60s, through the glamorous heyday of the railway hotels in the 1890s, to the devastation of the Blitz. With fresh research revealing something of interest to both the expert as well as the everyman, there are gems to delight commuter, resident and tourist alike. Well illustrated with contemporary illustrations and key maps for each chapter, this quirky and accessible insight into London’s railway history and its lasting legacy is a must for all.

In the nineteenth century London was the most important city in the world, the capital of an empire 'on which the sun never set.' This was the golden age of railway building and is reflected in the city's transport history and infrastructure. London has more main line termini then any other city and was the first to have an underground steam railway and to develop electric traction. London now has one of the largest underground railway systems in the world as well as a fascinating suburban network. London's Railways gives a unique insight into the history of the railways that criss-cross London. It was the railway that kept London fed and heated and it was the railway that brought the workers and raw materials to keep it running at all times of day and night. Railways have also helped form the London of today; they have helped create the suburbs, have made the centre unique and their architecture has dominated streetscapes both in central London and in the outlying towns and villages that have been swallowed by the urban growth. Illustrated with over 200 images, dating from 1850 to 1950, London's Railways brings the classic age of rail travel to life and demonstrates us just how much London was, and still is, dependent on the shimmering ribbons of steel that have penetrated both over and under the city from all directions.