A Selective Literature Review on Trains

Name

Professor

Class

7 May 2010

Literature Review Train Travel

Introduction

In to conduct a thorough review of train travel it is important to first place my own work within the wider context of the existing knowledge in relation to this . By looking at studies which have already been conducted it is possible to observe questions which remain unanswered in this field and to look critically at existing literature in to give my personal study a greater sense of purpose and to ensure that it makes significant contribution

to the field

Social Construct of Train Travel

A particular area of study relating to train travel which seems interesting to me is that which is pointed out by Watts (2008 . In her she examines the social , imaginary and material work involved in making a journey by rail . Following ethnographic research consisting of quotations and photographs the author argues that rail passengers are spatially distributed when they make a journey by train . In her analysis she points out that a great deal of research has been conducted into the way in which time and space are constructed in society , however few researchers have conducted a specific analysis of the items and people involved in this creation . As a result this is an area I am keen to investigate as the way in which time and space is created is an area which invites more specific investigation and simultaneously this in relation to train travel has had little...