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The Transport Revolution 1770-1985
About this book
For the new edition of this classic book Professor Bagwell has included an examination of transport developments since 1974 and particularly the radical changes in policy introduced by Thatcher governments since 1979. The inclusion of a large number of maps, tables and figures, and contemporary illustrations of principal modes of transport enhances
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HistoryTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- List of Maps
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Plates
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Inland Navigation in Britain before 1830
- 2. Road Transport before the Railway Age
- 3. Coastal Shipping
- 4. The Foundation of the Railway System
- 5. The Economic and Social Effects of Railways
- 6. Road and Water Transport in the Railway Age
- 7. Government and the Railways 1830–1914
- 8. The Development of Motor Transport 1885-1939
- 9. British Transport Policy 1914–39
- 10. British Transport Developments 1939–70
- 11. Public Transport in Decline 1971–85
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
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