London hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable
city. King's Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington,
Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge,
Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street--these great termini are the hub
of London's transport system and their complex history, of growth,
decline and epic renewal has determined much of the city's character
today. Christian Wolmar tells the dramatic and compelling story of how
these great cathedrals of steam were built by competing private railway
companies between 1836 and 1900, reveals their immediate impact on the
capital and explores the evolution of the stations and the city up to
the present day.