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Road Transport in Cumbria in the Nineteenth Century
Routledge Revivals Series
Author: Williams L.A.
Language: EnglishSubjects for Road Transport in Cumbria in the Nineteenth Century:
Keywords
British history; British transport; The Industrial Revolution; Road transport history; The roads and the railways; History of road transport; Turnpike Trusts; Short Distance Traffic; Toll Gates; Bridge Repair; Trust Road; Toll Receipts; Toll Revenues; Turnpike Road; Highway District; Lancaster Canal; Stage Coach; Coach Proprietors; Enclosure Commissioners; Road Improvements; Furness Railway; Railway Competition; Road Repair; Coach Services; Lake District; Improved Road Conditions; Bridge Maintenance; Toll Bar; Pack Horse; Rural District Council; Mail Coach
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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Road Transport in Cumbria in the Nineteenth Century (1975) is a detailed study of transportation by road in one region of Britain. By the middle decades of the nineteenth century, roads are being superseded by railways as the main form of land transportation, but until then roads had carried the main proportion of the nation?s passenger traffic as well as freight. Their importance in the early years of industrialisation and rapid urban and population growth are examined, as is way in which road transport interests reacted to the challenge posed by a faster, cheaper and more efficient form of transportation. In addition, as ?through? traffic on the roads decreased as the railways expanded, short distance traffic increased considerably.
1. Introduction 2. Road and Bridge Administration 3. Road Transport Developments in the Pre-Railway Period 4. Competition for Traffic 5. Some Problems of Urban Growth 6. Trust Dissolution and its Aftermath 7. Conclusion