The race to the north: rivalry and record-breaking in the golden age of steam
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Wharncliffe Transport/Pen & Sword
2013
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| spelling | Wragg, David W. Verfasser aut The race to the north rivalry and record-breaking in the golden age of steam David Wragg Barnsley, South Yorkshire Wharncliffe Transport/Pen & Sword 2013 1 online resource (xv, 187 pages, 8 pages of plates) illustrations, map txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Print version record Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary; Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Railway Age; Chapter 2: A Tale of Four Cities; Chapter 3: The Competitors; Chapter 4: The Railways Head for Scotland; Chapter 5: The Era of Competition; Chapter 6: Barriers to Progress; Chapter 7: The First Races; Chapter 8: Racing Again; Chapter 9: The Race is Back On!; Chapter 10: Final Phase; Chapter 11: Outcome; Chapter 12: Railways Become Fashionable Again; Chapter 13: Wartime and Nationalization Slow the Railways; Bibliography In the late nineteenth century, some of Britain's leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the 'races to the north'. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. David Wragg's gripping, detailed narrative tells the story of this epic engineering and commercial competition. He concentrates on the determination of the railway companies to see who could provide the fastest schedu Geschichte 1800-1900 TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial bisacsh Transportation eflch Railroad companies fast Railroads fast Geschichte Railroad companies Great Britain History 19th century Railroads Great Britain History 19th century Großbritannien Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Wragg, David W . Race to the north |
| spellingShingle | Wragg, David W. The race to the north rivalry and record-breaking in the golden age of steam Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary; Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Railway Age; Chapter 2: A Tale of Four Cities; Chapter 3: The Competitors; Chapter 4: The Railways Head for Scotland; Chapter 5: The Era of Competition; Chapter 6: Barriers to Progress; Chapter 7: The First Races; Chapter 8: Racing Again; Chapter 9: The Race is Back On!; Chapter 10: Final Phase; Chapter 11: Outcome; Chapter 12: Railways Become Fashionable Again; Chapter 13: Wartime and Nationalization Slow the Railways; Bibliography In the late nineteenth century, some of Britain's leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the 'races to the north'. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. David Wragg's gripping, detailed narrative tells the story of this epic engineering and commercial competition. He concentrates on the determination of the railway companies to see who could provide the fastest schedu TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / Pictorial bisacsh Transportation eflch Railroad companies fast Railroads fast Geschichte Railroad companies Great Britain History 19th century Railroads Great Britain History 19th century |
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