A fascinating book which compares photographs of railways around the Ruhr area of Germany between the 1950s and early 1990s, with photographs of the same location in more recent years. In many cases little has changed except the trains passing the location, however at other locations all signs of the railway and industry have been removed. Captions accompany each pair of photographs and explain some of the changes which can be seen. Also includes a short introduction to railways in the area. German text. Hardback. 144 pages.