Augustus J. Veenendaal

Narrow Gauge in the Tropics

The Railways of the Dutch East Indies, 1864-1942

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Produktbeschreibung

Narrow Gauge in the Tropics is the first comprehensive history of railways and tramways in the Dutch East Indies (modern Indonesia) from breaking ground in 1864 to the invasion of the Japanese during World War II.

Produktdetails

• Railroads Past and Present
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 910g
• ISBN-13: 9780253060297
• ISBN-10: 025306029X
• Artikelnr.: 61343815

Autorenporträt

Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr., is a professional historian who worked for the Institute of Netherlands History of The Hague, Netherlands, and the Netherlands Railways (NS). He has published extensively, in Dutch and in English, chiefly covering the railroads of his home country and those of the United States, including the financial involvement of Dutch investors in the building of US railroads.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. The Dutch or Netherlands East Indies
2. The First Railway on Java
3. The Choice of the Most Suitable Railway Gauge for the East Indies
4. State or Private Railways?
5. The Early State Railways
6. Slowing Down and Reorganization
7. Railways of Sumatra
8. Sumatra's Other Railways
9. The Coming of the Steam Tram
10. Toward a New Prosperity
11. The Private Companies until 1914
12. World War One and Its Golden Aftermath
13. Travel in the Tropics-Electrification
14. The Non-Public Railways
15. Worldwide Depression and Slow Recovery
16. Epilogue
Maps
Gazetteer
Abbreviations
Sources and Suggestions for Further Reading
Index