Professor Jack Simmons was the most eminent railway historian of
his time. His "magnum opus" was to have been a four volume study of
the railways in England and Wales between 1830 and 1914. It is a
regret the work was never completed but Faber Finds are proud to
reissue the two volumes that were published.
The second volume considers the railway's impact on British
towns and countryside. London and provincial cities like Bristol,
Leeds and Birmingham are examined and special attention is given to
certain types of towns: railway towns like Crewe and Swindon, and
seaports and holiday resorts many of which were developed in
conjunction with the railways.
Also discussed are the effects the railways had on the supply of
food and coal, holidays and sport, urban or suburban growth in and
around the big cities.
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