| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 187 pages, 8 pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 181) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Railroad companies -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Railroad companies. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Railroads. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wragg, David W. Race to the north 1848847726 (OCoLC)825046233 |
| ISBN |
9781473822368 (electronic book) |
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147382236X (electronic book) |
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1848847726 |
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9781848847729 |
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