Radical Passion. The World’s Longest Produced Electric Train and a Vibrant Train Culture
Radical Passion is a story about the train produced on a global scale for the longest time and its radical enthusiasts. The EN57 model has been operating for 60 years and provokes emotions among various, sometimes antagonistic groups. The publication presents the fanatical attitudes of railway enthusiasts as model makers, passionate photographers, tattoo and graffiti artists. More than 500 hundred pages of the book explore archives that have not been shown before and unveil overlooked social and visual phenomena.
A new typeface named Tor grotesk was developed for this book by Threedotstype. This font is a revival of lettering used on the train EN57 and signage dating back before World War Two. Tor Grotesk is paired with Di grotesk.
The book was authored by Dawid Błaszczyk, Tomek Czechowicz, Maciej Janus, and Marian Misiak. It was jointly published by Torypress and Threedotstype in two language editions; Radical Passion (English) and Kult Jednostki (Polish). It comes as paperback with an open spine and dust jacket, 210×280 mm, 528 pages.
Cover of the English-language edition
Cover of the Polish-language edition
Poster/invitation for the show with the authors of the book.
