Contents

Railways -an historical introduction

Railways as World Heritage sites -some theoretical and practical considerations

The proposed criteria for intemationally significant railways

The criteria in practice -some railways of note

          Case 1: The Moscow Underground
          Case 2: The Semmering Pass, Austria
          Case 3: The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, United States of America
          Case 4: The Great Zig Zag, Australia
          Case 5: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, India
          Case 6: The Liverpool & Manchester Railway, United Kingdom
          Case 7: The Great Western Railway, United Kingdom
          Case 8: The Shinkansen, Japan

Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Select bibliography

Appendix -Members of the Advisory Committee and Correspondents