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Nothing Like It In The World

The Men Who Built The Transcontinental Railroad 1863 - 1869

by Stephen E. Ambrose ...

Narrated by Jeffrey DeMunn ...

Unabridged

15 hours 38 min

In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who ... Read more

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In this New York Times bestseller, Stephen Ambrose brings to life the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad, from the men who financed it to the engineers and surveyors who risked their lives to the workers who signed on for the dangerous job.Nothing Like It in the World gives the account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision, and courage. It is the story of the men who
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Dominion

The Railway and the Rise of Canada

by Stephen Bown ...

Narrated by Wayne Ward ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea ... Read more

$28.99 USD

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Best Book of the Year by the Globe and Mail, History Today and The Hill TimesA gripping and eye-opening account of the building of the engineering triumph that created a nation: the Canadian Pacific Railway**The sharp decline of the demand for fur in the late nineteenth century could have spelled economic disaster for the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company, but an idea
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Thomas og vennerne - Fiskevogne og drillepinde

by Mattel ...

Narrated by Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Unabridged

12 min

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra ... Read more

$5.99 USD

To herlige historier fra Thomas og vennerne på Sodor. James lover at trække fiske-nattoget over til fastlandet, men han forsøger at snyde sig ud af det. Hiro er altid sød og venlig over for alle andre, også de drillesyge godsvogne. Men kommer man altid længst med venlighed?Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de andre lokomotiver fra
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Moonlight Express

Around the World By Night Train - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

by Monisha Rajesh ...

Narrated by Monisha Rajesh ...

Unabridged

11 hours 27 min

SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night trai... ... Read more

$21.99 USD

SHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2026 INSPIRE GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDSA FINANCIAL TIMES READERS BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night trai...
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Toget

by Kirsten Ahlburg ...

Narrated by Githa Lehrmann ...

Series series Læseværkstedet
Unabridged

37 min

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to ... Read more

$7.99 USD

En dramatisk historie fra det virkelige liv. Ole er lokofører. Det har han været i 22 år. Han er glad for sit arbejde, for han elsker at køre tog. Han kører mest på samme rute, som han kender ud og ind. Det er sent, da han kører dagens sidste tur. Alt er stille og roligt. Togets lygter lyser på skinnerne. Ole kan se noget mørkt. Noget der bevæger sig. Er det et dyr? Det er ikke et dyr, det er to
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Last Train to Paradise

Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean

by Les Standiford ...

Narrated by Del Roy ...

Unabridged

8 hours 17 min

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key ... Read more

$17.99 USD

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key
... Read more
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Tecnologia IOT em Segurança Ferroviária

Projeto MPA - Monitoramento de Ponta de Agulha

by Alessander Boslooper ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

1 hour 15 min

O objetivo deste livro é subsidiar os leitores com informações técnicas de novas tecnologias da indústria 4.0 e praticá-las na segurança ferroviária, o que podemos chamar de Ferrovia 4.0, visando minimizar acidentes ferroviários. Este estudo de caso traz o monitoramento remoto de um cruzamento ferroviário utilizando IOT como base tecnológica e um novo design do sensor desenvolvido para a aplicação ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O objetivo deste livro é subsidiar os leitores com informações técnicas de novas tecnologias da indústria 4.0 e praticá-las na segurança ferroviária, o que podemos chamar de Ferrovia 4.0, visando minimizar acidentes ferroviários. Este estudo de caso traz o monitoramento remoto de um cruzamento ferroviário utilizando IOT como base tecnológica e um novo design do sensor desenvolvido para a aplicação
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Turen går til Europa med tog på 71 minutter

by Marie Louise Albers, Michelle Arrouas ...

Narrated by Paul Becker ...

Series series Turen Går Til
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Tag på togrejse gennem Europas fascinerende landskaber.I lyd-udgaven af Turen går til Europa med tog får du en introduktion til togrejser i Europa i dag. Fra høje alper til historiske byer udgør hver strækning og hvert stop store op¬levelser. Bogen dækker jernbanerne i Tyskland, Holland, Belgien, Frankrig, Spanien, Portugal, England, Skotland, Schweiz, Italien, Tjekkiet, Østrig, Slovakiet, Ungarn, ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Tag på togrejse gennem Europas fascinerende landskaber.I lyd-udgaven af Turen går til Europa med tog får du en introduktion til togrejser i Europa i dag. Fra høje alper til historiske byer udgør hver strækning og hvert stop store op¬levelser. Bogen dækker jernbanerne i Tyskland, Holland, Belgien, Frankrig, Spanien, Portugal, England, Skotland, Schweiz, Italien, Tjekkiet, Østrig, Slovakiet, Ungarn,
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Thomas og vennerne - Den forsvundne kulvogn og andre historier

by Mattel ...

Narrated by Henrik Koefoed ...

Series series Thomas og vennerne
Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Tretten skønne historier om Thomas og de andre nyttige damplokomotiver på øen Sodor. En kulvogn forsvinder på mystisk vis. Det haster med at få en forsendelse frem til kontrolchefen. Der er lyde i remisen, som måske er monsterlyde. Thomas er pludselig alene på åbent hav. Og meget, meget mere! Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Tretten skønne historier om Thomas og de andre nyttige damplokomotiver på øen Sodor. En kulvogn forsvinder på mystisk vis. Det haster med at få en forsendelse frem til kontrolchefen. Der er lyde i remisen, som måske er monsterlyde. Thomas er pludselig alene på åbent hav. Og meget, meget mere! Tag med på spændende eventyr med toget Thomas, Gordon, James, Cranky, Diesel, Dexter, Henry og alle de
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Conquering Gotham

A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels

by Jill Jonnes ...

Narrated by David Drummond ...

Unabridged

11 hours 28 min

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The demolition of Penn Station in 1963 destroyed not just a soaring neoclassical edifice but also a building that commemorated one of the last century's great engineering feats—the construction of railroad tunnels into New York City. Now, in this gripping narrative, Jill Jonnes tells this fascinating story—a high-stakes drama that pitted the money and will of the nation's mightiest railroad
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The Night Train to Bergen

Sleep Stories for Adults – A Calm Bedtime Journey Through Norway

by Imogen Stillwater ...

Narrated by AI Voice Maria Sleepwell ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Settle into your berth and let the night train carry you across Norway. The Night Train to Bergen is a calm bedtime journey for adults who like to end the day with a quiet voice and a gentle story. These sleep stories for adults ask nothing of you except to lie back and listen.The train leaves Oslo late in the evening, with rain on the window and the city ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.Settle into your berth and let the night train carry you across Norway. The Night Train to Bergen is a calm bedtime journey for adults who like to end the day with a quiet voice and a gentle story. These sleep stories for adults ask nothing of you except to lie back and listen.The train leaves Oslo late in the evening, with rain on the window and the city
... Read more
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Red Signal, The

The Train Heist That Used a Signal to Stop Time

by Dax Mercer ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Adam E ...

Series Audiobook 100 - The Perfect Score
Unabridged

12 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The signal turned red. The train obeyed.Out in open countryside, far from stations and witnesses, a single instruction forced a moving system to stop.No warning. No reason.Just a red light where there shouldn’t have been one.What followed wasn’t chaos.It was timing.A coordinated interception built on one assumption: that systems designed to be trusted ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The signal turned red. The train obeyed.Out in open countryside, far from stations and witnesses, a single instruction forced a moving system to stop.No warning. No reason.Just a red light where there shouldn’t have been one.What followed wasn’t chaos.It was timing.A coordinated interception built on one assumption: that systems designed to be trusted
... Read more
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Ticket to Ride

Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys

by Tom Chesshyre ...

Narrated by David Thorpe ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating ... Read more

$39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating
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Untold Railway Stories, The

by Monisha Rajesh, Andrew Martin, Shahnaz Habib, Clare Hammond, Mark Ovenden, Vicki Pipe, Leon McCarron, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Sam Williams, Omar Musa, Felicity Spector, Jack Curtis ...

Narrated by Esmée Cook ...

Unabridged

7 hours 47 min

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A compendium of fascinating and evocative new writing on railway travel and history. Telling of little known journeys and uncovered histories on railway routes around the world - from the UK, Europe and Africa to North America, the Middle East and Asia.From Myanmar's highlands to the British Pennines, from slow travel between coffee plantations in Borneo to a cross-continent odyssey on African
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Riding the Iron Serpent

by Conrad Riker ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Series Audiobook box set - redpilled revolutionary civil rights for men (satire)
Unabridged

4 hours 30 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Unapologetic Truth About Men, Trains, and the Industrial Revolution – Before Woke Weakness Derailed EverythingStruggling to find your purpose in a world that calls masculinity "toxic"?Feel like automation stole your father’s job – and your generation’s dignity?Tired of being told to "open up" while women demand strength?This book cuts through the ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Unapologetic Truth About Men, Trains, and the Industrial Revolution – Before Woke Weakness Derailed EverythingStruggling to find your purpose in a world that calls masculinity "toxic"?Feel like automation stole your father’s job – and your generation’s dignity?Tired of being told to "open up" while women demand strength?This book cuts through the
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The Race Underground

Boston, New York, and the Incredible Rivalry That Built America's First Subway

by Doug Most ...

Narrated by John H. Mayer ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to ... Read more

$25.99 USD

In the late nineteenth century, as cities like Boston and New York grew larger, the streets became increasingly clogged with horse-drawn carts. When the great blizzard of 1888 brought New York City to a halt, a solution had to be found. Two brothers—Henry Melville Whitney of Boston and William Collins Whitney of New York City—pursued the dream of his city being the first American metropolis to
... Read more
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Train

Riding the Rails That Created the Modern World---from the Trans-Siberian to the Southwest Chief

by Tom Zoellner ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 13 min

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again.From the frigid Trans-Siberian Railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic maglev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man's relationship with trains. Zoellner examines
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The Elegant Hustler

Adventures From a Life on the Move

by Celia Imrie ...

Narrated by Celia Imrie ...

Unabridged

9 hours 40 min

'Days seem so exhilarating aboard a ship: surrounded by water, an ever-changing spectrum of blues, greys and black, the sky surrounds you like a great bowl. The colours change from Prussian blue, speckled with turquoise, white horses, to fifty shades of grey, with the horizon a thin silver line and a Biblical display of golden sunrays, spilling down.'For Celia Imrie, travel is not simply a passion ... Read more

$31.99 USD

'Days seem so exhilarating aboard a ship: surrounded by water, an ever-changing spectrum of blues, greys and black, the sky surrounds you like a great bowl. The colours change from Prussian blue, speckled with turquoise, white horses, to fifty shades of grey, with the horizon a thin silver line and a Biblical display of golden sunrays, spilling down.'For Celia Imrie, travel is not simply a passion
... Read more
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Tussen de rails

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa

by Sander Groen, Sander Groen ...

Narrated by Sander Groen ...

Unabridged

8 hours 11 min

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa, beschreven door dé treinreisjournalist van de Lage Landen Met een voorwoord van Paul Haenen De internationale trein beleeft een glorieuze comeback. En terecht, want reizen per spoor is avontuurlijk, relaxed en klimaatvriendelijk. Er is alle ruimte om rond te lopen, een boek te lezen of te lunchen terwijl de mooiste landschappen langs je raam voorbijglijden. De ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

De 35 mooiste treinreizen van Europa, beschreven door dé treinreisjournalist van de Lage Landen Met een voorwoord van Paul Haenen De internationale trein beleeft een glorieuze comeback. En terecht, want reizen per spoor is avontuurlijk, relaxed en klimaatvriendelijk. Er is alle ruimte om rond te lopen, een boek te lezen of te lunchen terwijl de mooiste landschappen langs je raam voorbijglijden. De
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Last Train to Paradise

Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean

by Les Standiford ...

Narrated by Richmond Hoxie ...

Abridged

6 hours 19 min

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key ... Read more

$14.99 USD

The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad—one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores.In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key
... Read more
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For The Love of Trains

by Paul Routledge ...

Narrated by Nicholas Camm ...

Unabridged

9 hours 1 min

Dedicated ‘Puffer Nutter’ Paul Routledge has loved trains all his life.Whether it’s chugging along on a scenic steam railway or whizzing through towns and fields to the other side of the country, for Paul it has never lost its magic.A journalist for nearly 60 years years and Daily Mirror columnist for 27 of those, Paul has written regularly about the joys of train travel.Now the country is set to ... Read more

$16.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Dedicated ‘Puffer Nutter’ Paul Routledge has loved trains all his life.Whether it’s chugging along on a scenic steam railway or whizzing through towns and fields to the other side of the country, for Paul it has never lost its magic.A journalist for nearly 60 years years and Daily Mirror columnist for 27 of those, Paul has written regularly about the joys of train travel.Now the country is set to
... Read more
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Railway Conductors Terminology: From Platform to Train

by Sumitra Kumari ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the world of railway conductors and discover the intricate terminology that keeps trains running safely and efficiently. "Railway Conductors Terminology: From Platform to Train" guidebook designed for aspiring railway professionals, conductors-in-training, industry enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the rail network.This railway conductor ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the world of railway conductors and discover the intricate terminology that keeps trains running safely and efficiently. "Railway Conductors Terminology: From Platform to Train" guidebook designed for aspiring railway professionals, conductors-in-training, industry enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the rail network.This railway conductor
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On the Shadow Tracks

A Journey through Occupied Myanmar

by Clare Hammond ...

Narrated by Clare Hammond ...

Unabridged

9 hours 8 min

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.In 2016, while working as a journalist in Yangon, Clare Hammond discovered an obscure map that showed a web of new railways spanning the length and breadth of the country - railways not shown on any other publicly available maps. She was determined to uncover the railways' origins, purpose, and most of all, the silence that surrounded them. She would spend three months
... Read more
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£2.6 Million on the Line

How a Signal Scam Stopped a Train and Made £2.6 Million Disappear

by Dax Mercer ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Adam E ...

Series Audiobook 9 - The Perfect Score
Unabridged

9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.£2.6 million. One signal. One stop.The train was never supposed to stop.Moving through the countryside under cover of night, it carried sealed sacks of cash between cities that depended on its reliability. Every movement followed a system. Every signal meant something.Until one was changed.What followed became one of the most daring train robberies in ... Read more

$3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.£2.6 million. One signal. One stop.The train was never supposed to stop.Moving through the countryside under cover of night, it carried sealed sacks of cash between cities that depended on its reliability. Every movement followed a system. Every signal meant something.Until one was changed.What followed became one of the most daring train robberies in
... Read more

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