The Railway Haters- Opposition to Railways from 19th to 21st Century

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Railways, with powers of compulsory purchase, intruded brutally into the previously sacrosanct estates and pleasure grounds of Britain's traditional ruling elite and were part of this clash of class interests. Aesthetes like Ruskin and poets like Wordsworth ranted against railways; Sabbatarians attacked them for providing employment on the Lord's Day; antiquarians accused them of vandalism by destroying ancient buildings; others claimed their noise would make cows abort and chickens cease laying. Railways were controversial then and have continued to provoke debate ever since. Arguments raged concerning nationalisation and privatisation, about the Beeching Plan and around light rail systems in British cities and HS1 and HS2. Examining railways from earliest times to the present, this book provides insights into social, economic and political attitudes and emphasises both change and continuity over 200 years.
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Stock Code P0020.0
Author Brandon DL/Brooke A
ISBN13 9781526700209
Format Hardback
Height(mm) 246
Width(mm) 172
Page Count 208
Pictures 60
Publication Date 3 Jul 2019
Publisher PEN & SWORD
Publication Status Available
Record last updated 15/02/2024