How Railways Changed Britain, A new social and economic history
Details:
- Author(s) Thomas, David St John (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2015
- Pages 232pp; illus
- Publisher Railway & Canal Historical Society
- Place Published Derby
Topics:
- Name Finance of production & trade
- Name Legislation & regulation exc h&s & competition policy
- Name Worker / employee welfare inc working conditions, compensation, etc
- Name Workers / employee & work, women & men
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Library:
- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Notes:
Collection of essays written for a broad readership on social and economic impact of railways: Peter King, 'Before the main line'; Malcolm Reed, 'The generation that changed the world'; Andrew Jones, 'The finance of railways and how they came to account for half the total value of companies on the London Stock Exchange'; Philip Scowcroft, 'Railways and the leisure revolution'; Tony Kirby, 'Railways and towns'; Andy Brown, 'Railway regulation. The changing relationship between government and railways'; Andrews Jones, 'Railways as employers'; Gordon Biddle, 'Railways in the country'; David Hodgkins, 'Railways as a business enterprise'