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Author : David Larmer Smith
Publisher : A. M. Kelley
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015002099482
Author : Mark Casson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191570414
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.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Railroads
ISBN : OCLC:881553956
Author : Keith Robbins,American Historical Association,Royal Historical Society (Great Britain)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 962 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0198224966
Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Author : Ronald Alfred Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Transportation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211607051
Author : W. S. Sellar,James Laing Stevenson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 0906606039
Author : Edward J. Cowan,Kenneth Veitch
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788852531
Dumfries and Galloway is one of the least-known regions of Scotland. Despite memories and traditions to match those of Gaelic-speaking Scotland, it has been seriously understudied. This innovative, ground-breaking study looks mainly at the everyday lives and culture of people in this region during a period of profound agricultural, industrial and demographic change. In doing so, it uncovers new information about a wide range of topics in local history, including food, festivals and folklore, music, mining, the development of towns and villages, population, smuggling, the experience of migration, and the question of identity. All of the contributors to the book are specialists in their fields and have an in-depth knowledge of the region through life and work.
Author : David St. John Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Railroads
ISBN : PSU:000025223927
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Railroads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025736278
Author : Gary J. Previts,Robert Bricker
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780762312986
The mid nineteenth century founders of the foundation of institutionalised public accountancy in the English-speaking world were public accountants practicing in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen. Their historical legacy is a respected profession world-wide. This book aims to celebrate this legacy in biographies of 138 accountants.
Author : Keith Sanders,Douglas Hodgins
Publisher : Past & Present Pub
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Railroads
ISBN : 1858950740
Author : Henry OLIVER (of the Railway Clearing House, London, and BOCKETT (John))
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1862
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0017379055
Author : Gordon D. Webster
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445689227
Gordon Webster examines, in this highly illustrated book, the changes that have been seen on Scotland's railways.
Author : Kenneth Veitch,Alexander Fenton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : NWU:35556039336227
This major project comprises fourteen thematically arranged volumes. The aim of the Compendium is to examine the interlocking strands of history and traditional culture that go into the making of a national identity, in an up-to-date synthesis of the current state of knowledge. By bringing together information from a variety of sources, the Compendium not only provides a digest of topics, but also points towards areas for new investigation. The Compendium concentrates upon the present and the historical period and does not generally deal with prehistory, although for certain themes, such as the development of agriculture and buildings, early evidence is taken into account. Where appropriate, reference is made to foreign parallels and to the influence on Scotland of the cultures of neighbouring peoples. Scottish influence on the world at large is also taken into account, whether in relation to urban or rural, maritime or land-based topics. Material and non-material aspects of history and tradition are considered equally, at all levels of society, indeed oftentimes focusing on the interaction between people of differing social strata
Author : Henry OLIVER (of the Railway Clearing House, London, and BOCKETT (John))
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0023468346