Railway Heritage and Tourism (EPUB) von Michael V. Conlin

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.

Section 1: Introduction 
1. Michael Conlin and Geoffrey Bird: Railway Heritage and Tourism: Themes, Issues and Trends 
Section 2: Issues, Themes, and Trends 
2. Bradford Hudson: Railway Hotels: From Infrastructure to Destination 
3. Kyle Stefanovic and Rhonda Koster: Railfans and Railway Heritage Tourism 
4. Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing: The Magic of Trains and Travel in Children’s Stories 
5. Kim Lemky, Lee Jolliffe and Michael Conlin: Railway Heritage for the Cruise Market 
6. Josephine Pryce: Safety on the Line: Balancing Authentic Experiences against Risks and Hazards 
7. Arianne Reis and Carla Jellum: New Zealand Rail Trails: Heritage Tourism Attractions and Rural Communities 
8. James Porterfield: The Dining Car’s Contribution to Railroad Heritage Tourism 
9. Ian Chaplin: Revitalizing Community Values through Railway Regeneration in the Asia Pacific Region: A Tourism Research and Education Approach 
Section 3: National and Regional Railway Heritage Tourism 
10. Carla Conceicao Lana Fraga, Marcio Peixoto de Sequeira Santos and Sergio de Castro Ribeiro: Railroad Tourism in Brazil 
11. Blanca Camargo, Marel Morales, C Gabriela Garza, and Gloria Sens: Railway Tourism: An Opportunity to Diversify Tourism in Mexico 
12. Fredrick Collison: The Grand Canyon Railway 
13. Joan Henderson: Railways as Heritage Attractions: The Malaysia-Singapore Line 
14. Philipp Boksberger and Martin Sturzenegger: The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes: A Masterpiece of Railway Engineering 
15. Leanne White: Regional Railway Revival: Connecting Heritage and Tourism in the Spa Centre of Australia 
16. Libo Yan and Xingcheng Zhuang: The Future of the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway: A Political Economic Perspective 
17. William Found: The St. Kitts Scenic Railway: A Journey Into an Island’s Heritage 
18. Michael Conlin and Bruce Prideaux: The Future of Railway Heritage Tourism? The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania 
Section 4: Conclusion 
19. Geoffrey Bird and Michael Conlin: No Terminus in Sight: New Horizons for Heritage Railways