Maurice W. Kirby, Kirby Maurice W.

The Origins of Railway Enterprise

The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1821 1863

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues for the significance of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in Britain's industrialisation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780521892803
• ISBN-10: 0521892805
• Artikelnr.: 21721961

Inhaltsangabe

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.