Philip S. Bagwell

The Railway Clearing House

In the British Economy 1842-1922

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1968, and using official records, this book charts the history of the Railway Clearing House and shows the vital role it played in the development of British railways and the growth of the economy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 342
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032410746
• ISBN-10: 1032410744
• Artikelnr.: 71186628

Autorenporträt

Philip Bagwell was a British labour and transport historian.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Transport Bottlenecks Before 1842 2. The Foundation of the Railway
Clearing House 3. The Passenger Traffic 4. The Goods Traffic 5. The Parcels
Traffic 6. The Organisation of the Clearing House 7. The Clearing House
Staff: The Clerks 8. The Clearing House Staff: The Number Takers 9.
Standardisation: Rolling Stock and Locomotives 10. Standardisation:
Operation 11. Pooling Agreements and Rate Conferences 12. The Railway
Clearing House in Wartime and After.