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The railway haters : opposition to railways : from the 19th to 21st centuries / David L. Brandon and Alan Brooke.
By: Brandon, David [author.]
.Contributor(s): Brooke, Alan [author.].Publisher: Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Transport, 2019Description: 416 pages : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526700209.Subject(s): Railways -- Great Britain -- History | Railways -- Social aspects -- Great Britain | Railways -- Political aspects -- Great Britain | Protest movements -- Great Britain -- History | Eminent domain -- Great Britain -- HistoryDDC classification: 385.0941
Contents:
The impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on Britain -- Inland transport before the railway age -- The railway age : an outline of railway developments 1820-1914 -- Challenges facing the landed aristocracy in the early 19th century -- How railway schemes were promoted -- How the landed aristocracy reacted to the coming of the railways -- Other opposition from landowners -- The need to regulate the railways -- The railway interest -- Other types of opposition to the railways -- Railways up and running and still generating criticism -- Attitudes to railways in the arts -- Examples of support for railways -- Hostility continues.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 385.0941 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 018045 | ||
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 385.0941 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 017792 |
The impact of industrialisation and urbanisation on Britain -- Inland transport before the railway age -- The railway age : an outline of railway developments 1820-1914 -- Challenges facing the landed aristocracy in the early 19th century -- How railway schemes were promoted -- How the landed aristocracy reacted to the coming of the railways -- Other opposition from landowners -- The need to regulate the railways -- The railway interest -- Other types of opposition to the railways -- Railways up and running and still generating criticism -- Attitudes to railways in the arts -- Examples of support for railways -- Hostility continues.