{"product_id":"short-history-of-indian-railways-paperback","title":"Short History of Indian Railways - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRajendra B. Aklekar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know that India's first steam engine never ran on tracks and was actually used to run driving mills in a factory? That the maximum speed of the first commercial train in India was 4.5 miles\/hour? That the country's first-ever steam locomotive could never be introduced commercially since it was destroyed in a factory blast? That the locomotive engine for the maiden rail run between Bombay and Thane was pulled by 200 coolies on streets? That there actually was a plan to build a rail network from the English Channel all the way to the river Indus? This is a people's history of Indian Railways. Anecdotes and stories are curated from the time the first wagon rolled in India, up to the advent of bullet trains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729454305343,"sku":"9789353332877","price":31.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b1dfe305d46ef3b5a625103f55d28e0d_57972c35-8f7e-4e68-ab52-28261e9a0495.webp?v=1765122257","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/short-history-of-indian-railways-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}