Introduction: the mystique of the failway station -- The station in architecture (1): Britain and Europe -- The station in architecture (2): The Americas -- The station in architecture (3): Asia, Australasia, and Africa -- The station and society -- The station in politics -- Class, race, and sex -- Some station types -- The station in the economy (1): Britain and Europe -- The station in the economy (2): The non-European world -- The station as place of work -- The station in wartime (1): the nineteenth century -- The station in wartime (2): The twentieth century -- The usual offices -- The station in painting and poetry, postcard and poster -- The station in literature and film.
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