The Origins of Railway Enterprise: The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1821-1863The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway to be empowered to convey goods and passengers by steam traction, has been dismissed by historians as fulfilling little more than a precursory role in the inauguration of the 'Railway Age'. This book establishes its claim to recognition as a significant element in the maturing phase of Britain's industrialisation after 1830, through an examination of its critical role in the contemporary national debate on the merits of steam power and its direct effect on the economic growth of south Durham and north-east Yorkshire, a region which became the most important iron-producing centre in the world, partly as a result of the Stockton and Darlington Railway's role as a 'fuel artery'. The experience of the company is of direct relevance to economic historians concerned with the regional basis of Britain's industrialisation. |
Contents
The Stockton and Darlington Railway in economic and business history | 1 |
The prelude to railways | 9 |
The foundation of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company 18181825 | 26 |
Hopes fulfilled 18251333 | 54 |
Growth and competition 18341847 | 96 |
Crisis 18471850 | 133 |
The mature company 18501863 | 145 |
Epilogue | 174 |
statement of quantities of coal and other traffic conveyed upon the railway from the commencement to 30 June 1851 | 182 |
Directors and senior salaried officials of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company 18251862 | 184 |
Principal Acts of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company 18211863 | 186 |
Associated undertakings of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company | 187 |
Notes | 189 |
Bibliography | 209 |
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Financial and ordinary shared divided record of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company 18251862 | 180 |
Other editions - View all
The Origins of Railway Enterprise: The Stockton and Darlington Railway, 1821 ... M. W. Kirby No preview available - 1993 |
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Useful Knowledge: The Victorians, Morality, and the March of Intellect Alan Rauch Limited preview - 2001 |
Conceiving Companies: Joint-stock Politics in Victorian England Timothy L. Alborn No preview available - 1998 |