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The race to the north : rivalry and record-breaking in the golden age of steam /
In the late nineteenth century, some of Britain's leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the 'races to the north'. There were two phases, in 1888...
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Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Wharncliffe Transport/Pen & Sword,
2013.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Glossary; Chapter 1: The Dawn of the Railway Age; Chapter 2: A Tale of Four Cities; Chapter 3: The Competitors; Chapter 4: The Railways Head for Scotland; Chapter 5: The Era of Competition; Chapter 6: Barriers to Progress; Chapter 7: The First Races; Chapter 8: Racing Again; Chapter 9: The Race is Back On!; Chapter 10: Final Phase; Chapter 11: Outcome; Chapter 12: Railways Become Fashionable Again; Chapter 13: Wartime and Nationalization Slow the Railways; Bibliography. | |
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