Author: Francis Whishaw
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 644

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Author: Francis Whishaw
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666270788
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Excerpt from The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically Described and Illustrated Yet, so it is; we go on improving: canals and turnpike-roads have, as it were, had their day, and now must yield the palm to that greatest achievement of modern times, the iron railway. We humbly venture an opinion, that the general introduction of railways, in con junction with that of the mighty steamers which ride swiftly and majestically over the troubled ocean, is the preparatory means where by the civilisation of the whole world will eventually be accomplished. Time, to those blessed with the advantages of railways, is, as it were, of thrice its former value; while money, considered relatively, is already increased in a two-fold ratio: and the day is not far distant when the means of railway travelling - looking to the increasing facilities and improvements which are constantly taking place - will be yet much more within the reach of the humblest classes of the people. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Francis Whishaw
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 500

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Author: Stuart K. Baker
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Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 138

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Author: Francis Whishaw
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 662

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Author: Francis WHISHAW
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Languages : en
Pages : 664

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Author: Francis Whishaw
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Languages : en
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Author: David Turnock
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351958933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378

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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.

Author: Francis Whishaw
Publisher: Scholar Select
ISBN: 9781296557454
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 662

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Author: Francis Whishaw
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1842

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