A History of London Transport : The Nineteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415418201 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 412 str.

T. C. Barker; M.D . Michael Robbins

Opis

Presents the story of the origins of the world's largest urban passenger transport system; the story of the growth of London itself from the early days of the 19th century. This book traces the development of every kind of public transport which either produced the great expansion of London in this period, or took up the opportunities it offered.

Spis treści

1. The origins of the Omnibus

2. The ascendancy of the Omnibus and the first London railways

3. The early years of the London General Omnibus Company

4. The first climax

(i) The coming of the underground railway

5. The first climax

(ii) Railways over the river and the extension of the underground

6. Horse tramways

7. Late Victorian London

(i) The railways

8. Later Victorian London

(ii) The Roads

9. Labour

10. The search for a new form of traction