Railway Empire: How the British Gave Railways to the World

by Anthony Burton

Overview

The British were at the forefront of railway development for the first fifty years of the nineteenth century. Railway Empire tells the story of how the British gave railways to the world, not only in the empire, but also in other countries outside areas of direct influence. It is often forgotten today that the British were responsible for the construction and management of a large proportion of the railways constructed in Africa, South America and Australasia not to mention many thousands of miles of mileage in Asia, India, Malaya, Burma, China and Japan. This book looks at the political, economic and technical aspects of this development, which made Britain a country at the forefront of this form of transport.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473870413
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Anthony Burton is a freelance author and broadcaster, who has specialized in industrial and transport history. He has been involved in around a hundred TV documentaries on these subjects, appearing on all the major networks. He has written biographies of some of the leading characters of the early industrial age: Thomas Telford, Richard Trevithick, Joseph Locke and Matthew Boulton, the latter with Jennifer Tann

Table of Contents

Preface 6

Chapter 1 Beginnings 7

Chapter 2 Europe 33

Chapter 3 The Crimea 79

Chapter 4 The Americas 90

Chapter 5 Asia 131

Chapter 6 Africa 188

Chapter 7 Australasia 229

Chapter 8 Conclusion 250

Appendix 253

Acknowledgements 255

Bibliography 256

Index 259