Railway Barons
Details:
- Author(s) Mountfield, David
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1979
- Pages 224pp; illus
- Publisher Osprey Publishing
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Popular account covering UK and USA, the UK part largely dealing with George Hudson and Thomas Brassey. Deals with the 'business of railways' - how they were organised, constructed and operated and the builders, bankers and businessmen concerned with them. Looks at certain outstanding individuals to build a picture of their means, methods and motives