ABSTRACT
This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, this first volume covers the United Kingdom.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|28 pages
The Rocket, Rainhill Trials, and Early Promotion of Railways
part 2|41 pages
Engineering Enemies
part 3|55 pages
Cultures of Railway Construction
part 4|44 pages
Novel Impressions
part 5|42 pages
Timetables, Calendars, and Stations
part 6|30 pages
Subterranean Railways and the Underground
part 7|44 pages
Netherworlds and Nostalgia
part 8|41 pages
The Railway Accident, Public Health, and Military Deployment
part 9|41 pages
The Great War and Interwar Railway Cultures
part 10|63 pages
Railway Cultures of Scotland and Ireland