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RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Railroads A History in Photographs American RRs in 500 photos Soft Cover The Railway in Town and Country 1830 – 1914 by Jack Simmons with dust jacket Copyright 1986 400 pages indexedJust how great the railway’s impact was on British towns and countryside is vividly portrayed in this long-awaited book, certain to become a standard reference work for decades to come.First the impact of railways is shown upon London, then provincial cities like Bristol, Leeds and Birmingham. Special attention is given to certain types of town; for instance, the railway companies’ own towns like Crewe and Swindon; sea ports and watering-places (inland spas and holiday resorts), some of which were developed in conjunction with the railways. Also the effects of the absence of railways in communities that got them very late or never at all.Also discussed are the effects the railways had on the supply of food and coal, holidays and sport, urban or suburban growth in and around the big cities. The impact of the electric tram and motor-buses on the railways is treated here; the railways having the advantage of being able to carry passengers and freight.The text is full of original research and comments, and rich in examples.
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