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A History of Inland Transport and Communication in England
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简介: Designed as the introductory volume of a series of booksby various writersdealing with our National Industries, the present work aims at telling the story of inland transport and communication from the earliest times to the present date, showing, mor...
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PREFATORY NOTE
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY
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CHAPTER II BRITAIN'S EARLIEST ROADS
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CHAPTER III ROADS AND THE CHURCH
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CHAPTER IV EARLY TRADING CONDITIONS
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CHAPTER V EARLY ROAD LEGISLATION
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CHAPTER VI EARLY CARRIAGES
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CHAPTER VII LOADS, WHEELS AND ROADS
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CHAPTER VIII THE COACHING ERA
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CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF BAD ROADS
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CHAPTER X THE TURNPIKE SYSTEM
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CHAPTER XI TRADE AND TRANSPORT IN THE TURNPIKE ERA
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CHAPTER XII SCIENTIFIC ROAD-MAKING
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CHAPTER XIII RIVERS AND RIVER TRANSPORT
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CHAPTER XIV RIVER IMPROVEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION
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CHAPTER XV DISADVANTAGES OF RIVER NAVIGATION
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CHAPTER XVI THE CANAL ERA
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CHAPTER XVII THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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CHAPTER XVIII EVOLUTION OF THE RAILWAY
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CHAPTER XIX THE RAILWAY ERA
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CHAPTER XX RAILWAY EXPANSION
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CHAPTER XXI RAILWAYS AND THE STATE
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CHAPTER XXII DECLINE OF CANALS
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CHAPTER XXIII DECLINE OF TURNPIKES
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CHAPTER XXIV END OF THE COACHING ERA
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CHAPTER XXV RAILWAY RATES AND CHARGES
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CHAPTER XXVI THE RAILWAY SYSTEM TO-DAY
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CHAPTER XXVII WHAT THE RAILWAYS HAVE DONE
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CHAPTER XXVIII RAILWAYS A NATIONAL INDUSTRY
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CHAPTER XXIX TRAMWAYS, MOTOR-BUSES AND RAILLESS ELECTRIC TRACTION
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CHAPTER XXX CYCLES, MOTOR-VEHICLES AND TUBES
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CHAPTER XXXI THE OUTLOOK