The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

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Overview

For the new edition of this classic book Professor Bagwell has included an examination of transport developments since 1974 and particularly the radical changes in policy introduced by Thatcher governments since 1979. The inclusion of a large number of maps, tables and figures, and contemporary illustrations of principal modes of transport enhances

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781134985005
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/15/1988
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 500
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Dr Philip Bagwell, Philip Bagwell

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Inland Navigation in Britain before 1830 Chapter 2 Road Transport before the Railway Age Chapter 3 Coastal Shipping Chapter 4 The Foundation of the Railway System Chapter 5 The Economic and Social Effects of Railways Chapter 6 Road and Water Transport in the Railway Age Chapter 7 Government and the Railways 1830–1914 Chapter 8 The Development of Motor Transport 1885–1939 Chapter 9 British Transport Policy 1914–39 Chapter 10 British Transport Developments 1939–70 Chapter 11 Public Transport in Decline 1971–85
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