The Oxford Companion to British Railway History From 1603 to the 1990s

by Simmons, Jack; Biddle, Gordon

• ISBN13: 9780192116970
• ISBN10: 0192116975
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-01-08
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This is the first encyclopedia to chart the progress of Britain's railway development. It begins with primitive 17th-century wagonways, fully considers the eras of horse, steam, diesel, and electric traction, and then charts the change from private to public ownership. Finally, it describes in detail the privatizations of the late 1990s. Over six hundred entries by eighty-eight expert contributors provide a comprehensive and unique reference to all aspects of railways.

Author Biography

Jack Simmons, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Leicester, is the leading authority on British railway history and has published widely on the subject. Gordon Biddle, a retired surveyor, is the author of over ten books on waterways and railway history.

Table of Contents

EDITORIAL ADVISERS	vi	(1)
CONTRIBUTORS	vii	(1)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	viii	(1)
INTRODUCTION	ix	(3)
IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE MAPS	xii	(1)
ABBREVIATIONS	xiii	(2)
NOTES FOR THE READER	xv
THE OXFORD COMPANION TO BRITISH RAILWAY HISTORY
Appendix 1: 1923 Grouping--Constituent and Subsidiary Companies	577	(1)
Appendix 2: Imperial and Metric Measures	578	(1)
Appendix 3: Historical Money Values	579	(1)
Sectional Maps of the Railways of Great Britain, 1922	580