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From Rail To Road And Back Again

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Author : Colin Divall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-03-03

From Rail To Road And Back Again written by Colin Divall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with History categories.

The coming of the railways signalled the transformation of European society, allowing the quick and cheap mass transportation of people and goods on a previously unimaginable scale. By the early decades of the twentieth century, however, the domination of rail transport was threatened by increased motorised road transport which would quickly surpass and eclipse the trains, only itself to be challenged in the twenty-first century by a renewal of interest in railways. Yet, as the studies in this volume make clear, to view the relationship between road and rail as a simple competition between two rival forms of transportation, is a mistake. Rail transport did not vanish in the twentieth century any more than road transport vanished in the nineteenth with the appearance of the railways. Instead a mutual interdependence has always existed, balancing the strengths and weaknesses of each system. It is that interdependence that forms the major theme of this collection. Divided into two main sections, the first part of the book offers a series of chapters examining how railway companies reacted to increasing competition from road transport, and exploring the degree to which railways depended on road transportation at different times and places. Part two focuses on road mobility, interpreting it as the innovative success story of the twentieth century. Taken together, these essays provide a fascinating reappraisal of the complex and shifting nature of European transportation over the last one hundred years.

The British Metropolis In 1851 A Classified Guide To London Etc With Maps And Plans

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Author : London
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851

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The British Metropolis In 1851

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851

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London Made Easy Being A Compendium Of The British Metropolis Containing Six Maps Etc

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Author : London
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1851

London Made Easy Being A Compendium Of The British Metropolis Containing Six Maps Etc written by London and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1851 with categories.

Locomotives Of The Liverpool And Manchester Railway

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Author : Anthony Dawson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Release Date : 2021-05-31

Locomotives Of The Liverpool And Manchester Railway written by Anthony Dawson and has been published by Pen and Sword Transport this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-31 with Transportation categories.

The Liverpool & Manchester Railway was Britain’s first mainline, intercity railway; opened in 1830 it was at the cutting edge of railway technology. Engineered by George Stephenson and his team – John Dixon, William Allcard, Joseph Locke – the project faced many obstacles both before and after opening, including local opposition and the choice of motive power, resulting in the Rainhill Trials of 1829. Much of the success of the line can be attributed to the excellence of its engineering but also its fleet of pioneering locomotives built by Robert Stephenson & Co. of Newcastle. This is the story of those locomotives, and the men who worked on them, at a time when the locomotive was still in its infancy. Using extensive archival research, coupled with lessons learned from operating early replica locomotives such as Rocket and Planet, Anthony Dawson explores how the locomotive rapidly developed in response to the demands of the first intercity railway, and some of the technological dead ends along the way.

Railway Returns For England And Wales Scotland And Ireland

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Author : Great Britain. Board of Trade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890

Railway Returns For England And Wales Scotland And Ireland written by Great Britain. Board of Trade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Railroads categories.