Author: Robert Cunliffe
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 024432459X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The building of the Garstang & Knot End Railway (there was one T for most of the 19th century) was sanctioned by Act of Parliament on the 16th June, 1864. The final length to Knott End did not open until 29 July, 1908. Forty four years to build a railway just over 11 miles in length. This book is the story of the "progress" of the line and the problems that were encountered. There are some excerpts from contemporary histories of the area and then a chronological account of the building of the railway. The route taken is shown with photographs of the remains of the track bed and railway buildings. There are some plans and technical details but the book is not strictly for rail enthusiasts. There is a section on incidents and accidents.
A History Of The Garstang & Knott End Railway
Author: Robert Cunliffe
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 024432459X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The building of the Garstang & Knot End Railway (there was one T for most of the 19th century) was sanctioned by Act of Parliament on the 16th June, 1864. The final length to Knott End did not open until 29 July, 1908. Forty four years to build a railway just over 11 miles in length. This book is the story of the "progress" of the line and the problems that were encountered. There are some excerpts from contemporary histories of the area and then a chronological account of the building of the railway. The route taken is shown with photographs of the remains of the track bed and railway buildings. There are some plans and technical details but the book is not strictly for rail enthusiasts. There is a section on incidents and accidents.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 024432459X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The building of the Garstang & Knot End Railway (there was one T for most of the 19th century) was sanctioned by Act of Parliament on the 16th June, 1864. The final length to Knott End did not open until 29 July, 1908. Forty four years to build a railway just over 11 miles in length. This book is the story of the "progress" of the line and the problems that were encountered. There are some excerpts from contemporary histories of the area and then a chronological account of the building of the railway. The route taken is shown with photographs of the remains of the track bed and railway buildings. There are some plans and technical details but the book is not strictly for rail enthusiasts. There is a section on incidents and accidents.
The Garstang-Knott End Railway
Author: Margaret Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780950036076
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780950036076
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
PILLING PIG
Author: DAVE. RICHARDSON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957038769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957038769
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Industrial Archaeology of North-west England
Author: Owen Ashmore
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719008207
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719008207
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
The Railway Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
The World's First Railway System
Author: Mark Casson
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191570419
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its performance was controversial: praised for promoting a high density of lines, it was also criticised for wasteful duplication of routes. This is the first history of the British railway system written from a modern economic perspective. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternaive network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time - the first time this has been done. It reveals how weaknesses in regulation and defects in government policy resulted in enormous inefficiency in the Victorian system that Britain lives with today. British railway companies developed into powerful regional monopolies, which then contested each other's territories. When denied access to existing lines in rival territories, they built duplicate lines instead. Plans for an integrated national system, sponsored by William Gladstone, were blocked by Members of Parliament because of a perceived conflict with the local interests they represented. Each town wanted more railways than its neighbours, and so too many lines were built. The costs of these surplus lines led ultimately to higher fares and freight charges, which impaired the performance of the economy. The book will be the definitive source of reference for those interested in the economic history of the British railway system. It makes use of a major new historical source, deposited railway plans, integrates transport and local history through its regional analysis of the railway system, and provides a comprehensive, classified bibliography.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191570419
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its performance was controversial: praised for promoting a high density of lines, it was also criticised for wasteful duplication of routes. This is the first history of the British railway system written from a modern economic perspective. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternaive network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time - the first time this has been done. It reveals how weaknesses in regulation and defects in government policy resulted in enormous inefficiency in the Victorian system that Britain lives with today. British railway companies developed into powerful regional monopolies, which then contested each other's territories. When denied access to existing lines in rival territories, they built duplicate lines instead. Plans for an integrated national system, sponsored by William Gladstone, were blocked by Members of Parliament because of a perceived conflict with the local interests they represented. Each town wanted more railways than its neighbours, and so too many lines were built. The costs of these surplus lines led ultimately to higher fares and freight charges, which impaired the performance of the economy. The book will be the definitive source of reference for those interested in the economic history of the British railway system. It makes use of a major new historical source, deposited railway plans, integrates transport and local history through its regional analysis of the railway system, and provides a comprehensive, classified bibliography.
Lancastrians
Author: Paul Salveson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1787389332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people's impact on Britain and beyond.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1787389332
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
A landmark new history of the great English county of Lancashire, exploring its people's impact on Britain and beyond.
History (from A.D. 705 to 1883) of Preston in the County of Lancaster
Author: Atticus
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Preston (Lancashire, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Preston (Lancashire, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 662
Book Description
History of the Fylde of Lancashire
Author: John Porter
Publisher: Fleetwood ; Blackpool : W. Porter
ISBN:
Category : Fylde (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher: Fleetwood ; Blackpool : W. Porter
ISBN:
Category : Fylde (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Justice of the Peace
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Justices of the peace
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Justices of the peace
Languages : en
Pages : 1206
Book Description