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Steam Around Leeds (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Steam Around Leeds (Paperback, UK ed.)
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The manufacture of woollen products was one of the foremost
industries in Leeds and the West Riding of Yorkshire. The railway
companies were keen to gain a foothold in the region to profit from
the movement of raw wool and finished products which had been
transported along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and River Aire
since the eighteenth century. The discovery of coal in the south of
the county, which was to power the mills and factories within the
West Riding and further afield, was another attraction for the
railways. Several railway companies competed for freight and
passenger traffic, including the York and North Midland Railway,
controlled by 'The Railway King', George Hudson. Indeed, he also
had influence in other railways serving the locality, including the
North Midland Railway, and was responsible for the formation of the
Midland Railway, which also served the area. Before the 1923
'grouping', five railway companies competed for traffic in the West
Riding: the Midland Railway, the Great Northern Railway, the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, the North Eastern Railway, and
the London and North Western Railway. Each company had their own
stations, locosheds, and warehouses in Leeds and the West Riding,
creating a diverse pattern of architectural styles. With each
company producing their own engines, there was also a great variety
of locomotive design. The independence of and competition between
the railway companies combined to form an intriguing background to
the story of the railway systems in Leeds and the West Riding.
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