A Short History of the Railroad: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of the Railroad runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert Maskell (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Maskell
Robert Maskell narrates 32 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 123 hours in all.
About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
320 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
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- The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
- The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
- On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War's Greatest Battle
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Short History of the Railroad is an audiobook by Christian Wolmar: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Maskell, released February 28, 2023, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robert Maskell
- Released
- February 28, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9780744086645
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of the Railroad as an audiobook?
A Short History of the Railroad runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.
Is A Short History of the Railroad free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of the Railroad?
A Short History of the Railroad is narrated by Robert Maskell.
Is A Short History of the Railroad worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.