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Transporting Moments: Mobility Australian Railways and the Trained Society Cover

Transporting Moments: Mobility Australian Railways and the Trained Society

Publisher:Bentham Science
By: Colin Symes  
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|Apr 2015
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Sociologists have suggested that being on the move entails a complex choreography comprised of passenger comportment signage announcements and posters. Employing insights from mobility theory Transporting moments provides an account of railway culture from a passenger’s perspective. The book uses the context of commuting in Sydney at a time when elements of its intra-urban rail network were being upgraded as its principal case study. This upgrade covers its rolling stock infrastructure and linguistic landscape. It is argued that understanding the rationale behind these changes requires an understanding of the historical and policy context in which the railways of Sydney’s New South Wales and Australia are embedded. This is also the case with the nation’s long distance trains whose operators have fought hard to stave off competition from airliners and cars. Transporting moments therefore presents strong case for preserving public transport as a more equitable and sustainable form of mobility. Governments Australian or otherwise can use these insights for productive investment in their rail networks and public transportation service in general and for reducing the nation’s addiction to the automobile.

With its invaluable insights into travelling on trains Transporting moments is a fascinating addition to the growing corpus of literature on day-to-day mobility.
PDF ISBN: 978-1-68108-011-6
Publisher: Bentham Science
Copyright owner: © 2015 Bentham Science Publishers
Publication date: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 215
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