Fire and Steam : a New History of the Railways in Britain
Fire and Steam tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's first railway network, one of the most impressive engineering achievements in history.
1 online resource (289 pages)
9781848872615, 1848872615
1015871240
Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Why Railways?; 1 The First Railway; 2 Getting the Railway Habit; 3 Joining Up Britain; 4 Changing Britain; 5 Railways Everywhere; 6 The Big Companies: Great But Not Necessarily Good; 7 The Agatha Christie Railway; 8 Danger and Exploitation on the Tracks; 9 Speeding to Danger; 10 The Only Way to Get There; 11 Fighting Together â#x80;#x93; Reluctantly; 12 Compromise â#x80;#x93; The Big Four; 13 And Then There Was One; 14 An Undeserved Reputation; 15 The Future is Rail; Notes; Further Reading; Index