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World's First Railway System: Enterprise, Competition, and Regulation on the Railway Network in Victorian Britain

Name: World's First Railway System: Enterprise, Competition, and Regulation on the Railway Network in Victorian Britain
Brand: OUP UK
SKU: 9780199213979
Price: 156.31 USD
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Author: Mark Casson
ISBN: 9780199213979

Mark Casson

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Author:: Mark Casson
Publisher:: OUP UK
Publication Date:: Nov 09, 2009
Number of pages:: 558 pages
Binding:: Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10:: 0199213976
ISBN-13:: 9780199213979

Overview

The British railway network was a monument to Victorian private enterprise. Its masterpieces of civil engineering were emulated around the world. But its performance was controversial: praised for promoting a high density of lines, it was also criticised for wasteful duplication of routes.