KIDNER, R.W.
The Railway Carriage 1825 - 1946
A Short History of Mechanical Traction and Travel - Part 5
History of carriage development with text supported by drawings and photographs. Originally published in the 1940s as part of the series "A Short History of Mechanical Traction and Travel" (search using this term for other parts and combined edition).
The series covered the historical development of road and rail traction. Volume I dealt with road travel and Volume II rail, covered in four parts. The individual parts were as follows:
Volume One -
Part 1 - The Early History of the Motor Car, 1767 - 1897;
Part 2 - The Development of Road Motors, 1898 - 1946;
Volume Two -
Part 3 - The Early History of the Railway Locomotive 1804 - 1879;
Part 4 - The Development of the Railway Locomotive 1880 - 1946;
Part 5 - The Railway Carriage 1825 - 1946;
Part 6 - Multiple Unit Trains Railmotors & Tramcars 1829 - 1947.
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