How Trains Work

All aboard for an exciting journey through the world of trains!

From the fastest high-speed rail to the longest routes, How Trains Work takes young readers on a global adventure through tunnels, across towering bridges, and up winding mountain tracks. Created by illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, this vibrant follow-up to How Cities Work and How Airports Work is packed with bold visuals, lift-the-flap surprises, and fascinating facts.

Explore bustling stations, powerful steam engines, and sleek bullet trains racing at nearly 400 miles per hour in Japan. Discover how trains climb mountains, travel beneath cities, and even run under the sea. Along the way, journey on legendary routes like the Trans-Siberian Railway and Australia’s iconic Ghan.

Brimming with interactive details and expert insight from the National Railway Museum, this book turns the science and engineering of trains into a thrilling ride around the world.