Origins of Railway Enterprise - The Stockton and Darlington Railway 18211863

Klappentext This book argues for the significance of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in Britain's industrialisation. Zusammenfassung This book establishes The Stockton and Darlington Railway's claim to recognition as a significant element in the maturing phase of Britain's industrialisation after 1830! through an examination of its critical role in the contemporary national debate on the merits of steam power. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of maps and plans; List of tables; Acknowledgements; 1. The Stockton and Darlington Railway in economic and business history; 2. The prelude to railways; 3. The foundation of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, 1818-1825; 4. Hopes fulfilled, 1825-1833; 5. Growth and competition, 1834-1847; 6. Crisis, 1847-1850; 7. The mature company, 1850-1863; Epilogue; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: M. W. Kirby, M.W. Kirby, Maurice W. Kirby, Kirby Maurice W., Kirby Maurice W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2002
• EAN: 9780521892803
• ISBN: 978-0-521-89280-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Stockton and Darlington Railwa
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