Author: Jeff + Claude AI
Genre: Transport
Category: Rail
Date: 20th May 2026
Description: Journey along one of the most audacious feats of modern engineering: the railway that carries passengers across the "Roof of the World." From the frozen challenges of permafrost and thin air to the pressurised carriages that make the ascent possible, this book traces the line from Xining through Golmud and over the Tanggula Pass to Lhasa. Along the way, it explores the remote stations, fragile ecosystems and pastoral communities the tracks pass through, and weighs the debates surrounding the future of high-altitude rail.