Great Britain's railways : a new history
Maggs, Colin Gordon2018
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Which was the first railway in Great Britain? Certainly not the one engineered by George Stephenson as one of the first was that laid down at Wollaton, near Nottingham, open by 1610, long before Stephenson's birth in 1781. In this comprehensive history, Colin Maggs, one of the country's foremost railway historians, tells the story of over 400 years of British railway history. He covers early horse and gravity-worked lines to those powered by steam, electricity and diesel. The development of locomotives, rolling stock, signalling and major accidents - often marking major changes in how the network is run - are all described in detail. Pivotal moments including the Amalgamation of 1923 when most railway companies became part of the GWR, LMSR or LNER, nationalisation and privatisation are set in their historical context.
Main title:
Great Britain's railways : a new history / Colin Maggs.
Author:
Maggs, Colin Gordon, author
Imprint:
Stroud, Gloucestershire : Amberley, 2018.
Collation:
416 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781445670294 (hbk)
Dewey class:
385.0941385
LC class:
HE3018
Local class:
385.0941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2318165
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