Railway Heritage and Tourism : : Global Perspectives / / ed. by Michael V. Conlin, Geoffrey R. Bird.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Bird, Geoffrey R.,; Boksberger, Philipp,; Camargo, Blanca A.,; Castro Ribeiro, Sergio de,; Chaplin, Ian,; Collison, Fredrick,; Conceição Lana Fraga, Carla,; Conlin, Michael V.,; Found, William,; Frost, Warwick,; Garza, C. Gabriela,; Henderson, Joan,; Hudson, Bradford T.,; Jellum, Carla,; Jolliffe, Lee,; Koster, Rhonda,; Laing, Jennifer,; Lemky, Kim,; Morales, Marel,; Peixoto de Sequeira Santos, Marcio,; Porterfield, James D.,; Prideaux, Bruce,; Pryce, Josephine,; Reis, Arianne C.,; Stefanovic, Kyle,; Sturzenegger, Martin,; White, Leanne,; Yan, Libo,; Zhuang, Xingcheng,
• HerausgeberIn: Bird, Geoffrey R.,; Conlin, Michael V.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Tourism and Cultural Change ; 37
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures --; Tables --; Contributors --; Acknowledgements --; Part 1: Introduction --; 1. Railway Heritage and Tourism: Themes, Issues and Trends --; Part 2: Issues, Themes and Trends --; 2. Railway Hotels: From Infrastructure to Destination --; 3. Railfans and Railway Heritage Tourism --; 4. The Magic of Trains and Travel in Children's Stories --; 5. Railway Heritage for the Cruise Market --; 6. Safety on the Line: Balancing Authentic Experiences Against Risks and Hazards --; 7. New Zealand Rail Trails: Heritage Tourism Attractions and Rural Communities --; 8. The Dining Car's Contribution to Railroad Heritage Tourism --; 9. Revitalizing Community Values Through Railway Regeneration in the Asia Pacific Region: A Tourism Research and Education Approach --; Part 3: National and Regional Railway Heritage Tourism --; 10. Railroad Tourism in Brazil --; 11. Railway Tourism: An Opportunity to Diversify Tourism in Mexico --; 12. The Grand Canyon Railway --; 13. Railways as Heritage Attractions: The Malaysia-Singapore Line --; 14. The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes: A Masterpiece of Railway Engineering --; 15. Regional Railway Revival: Connecting Heritage and Tourism in the Spa Centre of Australia --; 16. The Future of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway: A Political Economic Perspective --; 17. The St Kitts Scenic Railway: A Journey into an Island's Heritage --; 18. The Future of Railway Heritage Tourism? The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania --; Part 4: Conclusion --; 19. No Terminus in Sight: New Horizons for Heritage Railways --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781845414399; 9783110754377
• DOI: 10.21832/9781845414399
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Michael V. Conlin, Geoffrey R. Bird.

This is the first book of its kind to examine railway heritage in the context of tourism in a comprehensive, internationally relevant manner. It explores the challenges faced by developers and operators of railway heritage destinations including financial, legal and managerial sustainability in the modern tourism industry. These themes are exemplified by a variety of case studies of railway heritage in tourism from regions around the world including North, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Australasia. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars of cultural tourism as well as researchers and practitioners of industrial heritage tourism, along with graduate and senior undergraduate students.