Author: Arthur Roy Etherington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556414
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Industrial Railways and Locomotives of Leicestershire & South Derbyshire
Author: Arthur Roy Etherington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556414
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556414
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Industrial Railways & Locomotives of Leicestershire & South Derbyshire
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads, Industrial
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
The Coming of the Railway
Author: David Gwyn
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300267894
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300267894
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The first global history of the epic early days of the iron railway Railways, in simple wooden or stone form, have existed since prehistory. But from the 1750s onward the introduction of iron rails led to a dramatic technological evolution--one that would truly change the world. In this rich new history, David Gwyn tells the neglected story of the early iron railway from a global perspective. Driven by a combination of ruthless enterprise, brilliant experimenters, and international cooperation, railway construction began to expand across the world with astonishing rapidity. From Britain to Australia, Russia to America, railways would bind together cities, nations, and entire continents. Rail was a tool of industry and empire as well as, eventually, passenger transport, and developments in technology occurred at breakneck speed--even if the first locomotive in America could muster only 6 mph. The Coming of the Railway explores these fascinating developments, documenting the early railway's outsize social, political, and economic impact--carving out the shape of the global economy as we know it today.
Industrial Railways and Locomotives of Essex
Author: Industrial Railway Society
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556667
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556667
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
An Historical Geography of Railways in Great Britain and Ireland
Author: David Turnock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351958933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Although a great deal has been published on the economic, social and engineering history of nineteenth-century railways, the work of historical geographers has been much less conspicuous. This overview by David Turnock goes a long way towards restoring the balance. It details every important aspect of the railway’s influence on spatial distribution of economic and social change, providing a full account of the nineteenth-century geography of the British Isles seen in the context of the railway. The book reviews and explains the shape of the developing railway network, beginning with the pre-steam railways and connections between existing road and water communications and the new rail lines. The author also discusses the impact of the railways on the patterns of industrial, urban and rural change throughout the century. Throughout, the historical geography of Ireland is treated in equal detail to that of Great Britain.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351958933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Although a great deal has been published on the economic, social and engineering history of nineteenth-century railways, the work of historical geographers has been much less conspicuous. This overview by David Turnock goes a long way towards restoring the balance. It details every important aspect of the railway’s influence on spatial distribution of economic and social change, providing a full account of the nineteenth-century geography of the British Isles seen in the context of the railway. The book reviews and explains the shape of the developing railway network, beginning with the pre-steam railways and connections between existing road and water communications and the new rail lines. The author also discusses the impact of the railways on the patterns of industrial, urban and rural change throughout the century. Throughout, the historical geography of Ireland is treated in equal detail to that of Great Britain.
The Impact of the Railway on Society in Britain
Author: A. K. B. Evans
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351887831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351887831
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Jack Simmons, perhaps more than any other single scholar, is responsible for the advancement of the academic study of transport history. As well as being a co-founder of the Journal of Transport History, he wrote extensively on a variety of transport-related topics and was instrumental in developing the London Transport and the National Railway museums. Whilst his death in September 2000 at the age of 85 was a sad loss to the world of transport history, the achievements of his life, celebrated in this festschrift, remain a lasting legacy to succeeding generations of scholars in many fields. Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this collection touches on numerous issues first highlighted by Professor Simmons which are now central to academic study. These include the men who built the railways, those who financed the enterprise, how the railways affected such everyday issues as tourism, the arts, and politics, as well as the lasting legacy of the railways in a country now dominated by the private car. This volume written by former friends, students and colleagues of Professor Simmons reflects these interests, and provides a fitting tribute to one of the truly great British historians of the twentieth century.
Industry in the Landscape, 1700-1900
Author: Peter Neaverson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134832206
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Two hundred years of industry have transformed the landscape. This book enables the reader to reconstruct the landscape of past industry and to study the former working conditions of men and women.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134832206
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Two hundred years of industry have transformed the landscape. This book enables the reader to reconstruct the landscape of past industry and to study the former working conditions of men and women.
The Leicestershire and South Derbyshire Coalfield
Author: Colin Owen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coal
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
British Industrial Locomotives
Author: Arthur Roy Etherington
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901096012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780901096012
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Industrial Railways and Locomotives of Hertfordshire and Middlesex
Author: Robin Waywell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556452
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901556452
Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description