The History of Railways in Britain |
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 6 |
THE PIONEERS | 53 |
THE RAILWAY MANIA | 68 |
Copyright | |
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amalgamation Atmospheric Railway Birmingham boiler brake bridge Brighton Bristol Britain British Rail British Railways British Railways Board British Transport Commission Brunel building built Carlisle carriages carried CDXS century chairman coal colliery completed Crewe Derby designed diesel driving wheels Edinburgh electric electrification Euston freight gauge George Stephenson Glasgow hauled horses improved introduced journey Junction Railway King's Cross later Leeds Liverpool Liverpool & Manchester loco London & North London Midland London Transport main line manager ment Midland Railway miles Museum Newcastle North Eastern Railway Northern Railway operated Paddington Parliament passengers Photo pioneering rail gauge Railway Company Railway opens Railways Board road Robert Stephenson rolling stock Scotland signals South Western station steam engine steam locomotive Stockton & Darlington Street Swindon third class tion took track traction traffic train Trevithick tunnel vehicles Victoria wagons Western Railway