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Frederick Smeeton Williams (1829-86) was a Congregational minister
and pioneering railway historian. His first major transport work,
Our Iron Roads (1852), enjoyed significant popularity, reaching its
seventh edition by 1888. This, his second such effort, first
published in 1876, is a lively history of the incorporation and
development of one of Britain's first major railway companies
following the earliest large-scale railway amalgamation of the
Victorian age. Including 123 illustrations and 7 maps, this book is
especially valuable for its contemporary description of the
building of the Settle and Carlisle line, a notoriously difficult
and expensive route to construct, with costs reaching GBP3.8
million by the time of its opening in 1875. Williams's spirited
style lends colour to his portrayal of the Midland Railway's
beginnings, its increasing competitiveness and the everyday concern
of railway operations, making this an engaging resource for
historians of transport, business and engineering.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
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