SteveHB Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 A History of Inland Transport And Communication In England By Edwin. A. Pratt. 1912. CONTENTS CHAPTER .............................. PAGE I. INTRODUCTORY ..... 1 II. BRITAIN'S EARLIEST ROADS .... 4 III. ROADS AND THE CHURCH ........ 11 IV. EARLY TRADING CONDITIONS .... 15 V. EARLY ROAD LEGISLATION .... 28 VI. EARLY CARRIAGES ........... 35 VII. LOADS, WHEELS AND ROADS .... 43 VIII. THE COACHING ERA ..... 51 IX. THE AGE OF BAD ROADS ............. 64 X. THE TURNPIKE SYSTEM . . . . .77 XI. TRADE AND TRANSPORT IN THE TURNPIKE ERA 85 XII. .SCIENTIFIC ROAD-MAKING .......... 98 XIII. RIVERS AND RIVER TRANSPORT . . . 108 XIV. RIVER IMPROVEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION 128 XV. DISADVANTAGES OF RIVER NAVIGATION. . 150 XVI. THE CANAL ERA .......... 165 XVII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. . . .186 XVIII EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY . . . .195 XIX THE RAILWAY ERA ...... 222 XX RAILWAY EXPANSION ..... 242 XXL RAILWAYS AND THE STATE . .258 XXII. DECLINE OF CANALS . .294 XXIII. DECLINE OF TURNPIKES ..... 312 XXIV. END OF THE COACHING ERA . . 325 XXV. RAILWAY RATES AND CHARGES . . 335 XXVI. THE RAILWAY SYSTEM TO-DAY . . -359 XXVII. WHAT THE RAILWAYS HAVE DONE . . .385 XXVIII. RAILWAYS A NATIONAL INDUSTRY . . .405 XXIX. TRAMWAYS, MOTOR - BUSES AND RAIL - LESS ELECTRIC TRACTION ..... 453 XXX. CYCLES, MOTOR-VEHICLES AND TUBES . . 472 XXXI. THE OUTLOOK ..... 494 AUTHORITIES . . . . . . 514 INDEX: Mention to Sheffield in pages; 55 ; 69 123 - 124 142 - 143 148 - 149 191 204 A fully searchable Pdf download, size 59MB Link to Internet Archive .. www.archive.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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