Directly and indirectly, railways changed Britain and the lives of its people more than any other product of the Industrial Revolution, shaping the country as we know it today. This encyclopaedia charts that progress, beginning with primitive 17th-century wagonways, passing on through the eras of horse, steam, diesel and electric traction, and charting the change from private and public ownership up to the privatizations of the late 1990s. Over 600 entries by 88 contributors provide a reference to all aspects of railways, including: construction and development; individual companies; civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering; locomotives, vehicles, traffic; signalling and safety; management and finance; competition, legislation; personalities; relationships with governments, industries, commerce and other countries; social and geographical impact of railways; and associations with literature, the arts, sport and health.

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PartNumber	line diagrams, maps	Brand	Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press	Editor	Simmons, Jack
Editor	Biddle, Gordon	NumberOfItems	1
Item Weight	3.3 Pounds	ItemDimensions	7.8 x 1.9 x 9.8Inches
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » Literature & Fiction » Literary Criticism » Literary Movements & Periods » Renaissance Literary Criticism
Amazon Category	Books » Literature & Fiction » Literary Criticism » Regional & Cultural Literary Criticism » European Literary History & Criticism » British & Irish Literary Criticism	Amazon Category	Books » Literature & Fiction » British & Irish Literature & Fiction
Amazon Category	Books » Engineering & Transportation » Transportation » Railroads » History of Railroads	Amazon Category	Books » Reference
EAN	9780192116970	ISBN	9780192116970
ISBN	0192116975

Weight	3.30 lbs

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