The Second Age of Rail – a History of High-Speed Trains by Murray Hughes, is published by The History Press, July 2015; second edition September 2020.
The figures were originally compiled as part of research for two books by Railway Gazette International’s Consultant Editor Murray Hughes: The Second Age of Rail – A History of High Speed Trains (2015, 2020), and Rail 300 - The World High Speed Train Race (1988).
To order a copy please visit The History Press website.
Reviews of The Second Age of Rail – A History of High Speed Trains
Prof Andrew McNaughton, Strategic Technical Adviser, HS2
‘Murray Hughes has not only recorded significant moments; he has contributed many insights that are valuable to today’s and tomorrow’s practitioners … A story of human endeavour as well as facts and technical advances … a sense of the extraordinary achievement springs off each page’
Roger Ford, Founding Editor, Rail Business Intelligence andIndustry & Technology Editor, Modern Railways
‘Railway book of CP5, if not the decade…. Hugely impressed and great production values. A cracking read! … A must have!’
Railway Magazine
‘A great book to find out about the world of high-speed rail, well-researched and written.’
Today’s Railways
‘An excellent read from a true expert.’
Amazon.com
B Etgen, 26 Sep 2016
‘A perfect balance of technical, political, economic and geographic discussions. It is the best, most helpful and most up-to-date summary of the growth of high speed rail worldwide.’
Benjamin J Turon, 9 Jan 2016
‘The book is 192 pages and is well illustrated with great pictures, graphs, charts, and maps… It gives you a good survey of various high speed rail systems around the world…. This book will, I think, give the reader an informed and balanced take on the subject. I highly recommend it!’
Amazon.co.uk
Mrs P Frampton 19 Jan 2021
Fascinating, professionally researched and well written book. The presentation of this softback is extremely professional; delivery was prompt and the book itself more than lives up to expectations.
R Daffern, 6 Nov 2016
‘Really well written, interesting overview of high speed. Difficult to put down once you start reading. Clearly very well researched and with excellent photos.’
Amazon customer, 29 May 2016
‘Top stuff. Incredible, amazing. I am an Architecture student and this seminal piece of work has had a massive benevolent impact on my work.’
mark c, 11 Mar 2016
“Excellent book. Highly recommended.’
Mr Roy Sparrow, 28 Feb 2016
‘Five Stars. Really enjoyed reading the book.”
Yozu Bruinsma, 19 Oct 2015
‘A “musthave” for High Speed railfans. Great book, very up to date. I like the maps in it.’
Goodreads
Elder Adok, 16 Apr 2016
‘A beautifully presented and realistic book, with clear evidence for high speed rail systems.’
