David L Brandon

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The Railway Haters: Opposition to Railways, from the 19th to 21st CenturiesHardcover, 16 September 2019

The Railway Haters: Opposition to Railways, from the 19th to 21st Centuries
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Print Length
208 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Pen and Sword Transport
Date Published
16 Sep 2019
ISBN-10
1526700204
ISBN-13
9781526700209

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The railways symbolized the changes taking place in Britain as a result of the Industrial Revolution, and they themselves greatly contributed to these changes. 'Old Wealth', in the form of the great landowning dynasties and the landed gentry, was under challenge from 'New Wealth' the energetic industrial and commercial, urban middle class. Railways, with powers of compulsory purchase, intruded brutally into the previously sacrosanct estates and pleasure grounds of Britain's traditional ruling elite and were part of this clash of class interests.

Aesthetes like Ruskin and poets like Wordsworth ranted against railways; Sabbatarians attacked them for providing employment on the Lord's Day; antiquarians accused them of vandalism by destroying ancient buildings; others claimed their noise would make cows abort and chickens cease laying.

Railways were controversial then and have continued to provoke debate ever since. Arguments raged concerning nationalization and privatization, about the Beeching Plan and around light rail systems in British cities and HS1 and HS2.

Examining railways from earliest times to the present, this book provides insights into social, economic and political attitudes and emphasizes both change and continuity over 200 years.

Product Details

Authors:
David L BrandonAlan Brooke
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
16 September 2019
Dimensions:
25.4 x 17.78 x 3.05 cm
Genre:
British
ISBN-10:
1526700204
ISBN-13:
9781526700209
Language:
English
Pages:
208
Weight:
1179.34 gm

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