Author: Ray Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789028824843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
King's Lynn in Old Picture Postcards
Author: Ray Wilson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789028824843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789028824843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
King's Lynn From Old Photographs
Author: Robert Pols
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445679949
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Explore the history of King’s Lynn through this fascinating collection of beautiful old photographs.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445679949
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Explore the history of King’s Lynn through this fascinating collection of beautiful old photographs.
'Your Affectionate and Loving Sister'
Author: Barbara Kerrich
Publisher: Larks Press
ISBN: 9780948400926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Publisher: Larks Press
ISBN: 9780948400926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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.
Directory of Museums, Galleries and Buildings of Historic Interest in the United Kingdom
Author:
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0851424732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2812
Book Description
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 0851424732
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2812
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1696
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1696
Book Description
Lincolnshire History and Archaeology
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
The Amateur Photographer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
The popular illustrated journal for all photographers devoted to the interests of photography and kindred arts and sciences.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
The popular illustrated journal for all photographers devoted to the interests of photography and kindred arts and sciences.
The Librarian and Book World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Picture Sources UK
Author: Rosemary Eakins
Publisher: Little Brown and Company (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Directories
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
Publisher: Little Brown and Company (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Directories
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description