RH053 The Development of Railways in Britain
NEW JANUARY 2018. In 1945 Collins published a small hardback book in its series 'Britain in Pictures'. The title was 'British Railways', and it was written by Arthur Elton. There were forty-eight pages of text which included thirty-two black-and-white drawings. In addition there were eight very pleasant full-page coloured illustrations.
The book provided an account of the historical development of the railways in Britain suitable for the general reader. The titles of the chapters were: before steam; the locomotive; the first public railway; railway building; the railways spread; underground; and the twentieth century.
The file is taken from the second edition, which came out in 1947. It is word-searchable and has bookmarks to the main sections. It will be available to download as soon as payment has been made. You go to your account and click on ‘Downloads’. New customers create an account as they place their order.
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